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CEREMENT
pall, shroud, cerement, winding-sheet, winding-clothes
(noun) burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cerement (plural cerements)
A burial shroud or garment.
Cerecloth.
Synonyms
• winding clothes
• winding sheet
• pall
Anagrams
• cementer, re-cement, recement
Source: Wiktionary
Cere"ment, n. Etym: [L. cera wax: cf. F. cirement.] (a) A cerecloth used for the special purpose of enveloping a dead body when embalmed. (b) Any shroud or wrapping for the dead.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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