CEREMENTS

Meaning of CEREMENTS in English

historical waxed cloth for wrapping a corpse.

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IN CEREMENTS — in burial cloths
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CEREMENT — ˈserəmənt, ˈsi(ə)rm- noun ( -s ) Etymology: cere + -ment : a usually waxed winding-sheet — usually used in plural …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRAVECLOTHES — /grayv"klohz', -klohdhz'/ , n.pl. the clothes or wrappings in which a body is buried; cerements. [ 1525-35; GRAVE 1 + …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CEREMENT — /sear"meuhnt, ser"euh-/ , n. Usually, cerements . 1. a cerecloth used for wrapping the dead. 2. any graveclothes. [ 1595-1605; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHROUDS — n. burial cloths, sheets used to wrap a body for burial, cerements
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SHROUDED — adj. concealed, covered, obscured; wrapped in cerements, wrapped in a burial cloth
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SHROUD — v. wrap in cerements, wrap a corpse in a burial cloth; conceal, obscure, screen from view
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SHROUD — Synonyms and related words : advocate, alpenstock, apparel, arm, armor, array, athletic supporter, attire, back, backbone, backing, bandeau, bearer, becloud, …
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PALL — Synonyms and related words : allay, bamboo curtain, barrier of secrecy, be infinitely repetitive, be tedious, blackout, blanket, bore, censorship, …
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GRAVE-CLOTHES — n. pl. Shroud, winding-sheet, cerements.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SHROUD — n. 25B6; noun the Turin Shroud : WINDING SHEET; historical cerements. a shroud of mist 007C; a shroud of secrecy …
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