winding sheet /ˈwaɪndɪŋ ʃiːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a cloth that is wrapped around a dead person’s body before it is buried, used especially in the past SYN shroud
winding sheet /ˈwaɪndɪŋ ʃiːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a cloth that is wrapped around a dead person’s body before it is buried, used especially in the past SYN shroud
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012