- burial garment
- nouncloth used to cover a corpse in preparation for burial• Hypernyms: ↑cloth covering• Hyponyms: ↑pall, ↑shroud, ↑cerement, ↑winding-sheet, ↑winding-clothes
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winding-clothes — noun burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑pall, ↑shroud, ↑cerement, ↑winding sheet • Derivationally related forms: ↑shroud (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
winding-sheet — noun burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped • Syn: ↑pall, ↑shroud, ↑cerement, ↑winding clothes • Derivationally related forms: ↑shroud (for: ↑shroud), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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wrapped in shrouds — wrapped in a burial garment; dead body … English contemporary dictionary
cloth covering — noun a covering made of cloth • Hypernyms: ↑covering • Hyponyms: ↑antimacassar, ↑back, ↑bedclothes, ↑bed clothing, ↑bedding, ↑blindfold, ↑bosom … Useful english dictionary
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