CERECLOTH


Meaning of CERECLOTH in English

I. ˈsi(ə)r+ˌ- noun

( -s )

Etymology: alteration of earlier cered cloth, from cered (past participle of cere ) + cloth

1. : cloth or a cloth smeared or impregnated with melted wax or with gummy or glutinous matter and formerly used especially as a waterproof or protective material for wrapping a dead body or as a plaster in medicine

2. : a covering for an altar table that is placed under the altar cloths

II. transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

obsolete : to cover with a cerecloth

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