- cere|cloth
- cere|cloth «SIHR KLTH, -KLOTH», noun.1. waxed cloth.2. a waxed cloth in which a dead person is wrapped for burial.╂[earlier cered cloth < cere to wax, cere]
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cloth — cloth; cloth·ier; cloth·ier s brush; cloth·i·fy; cloth·ing; mort·cloth; cere·cloth; … English syllables
cere — ad·i·po·cere; ag·ri·cere; cere·bral·ism; cere·bral·ly; cere·bric; cere·bri·form; cere·bro ; cere·bro·ganglion; cere·bro·pedal; cere·bro·spinal; cere·bro·to·nia; cere·bro·vascular; cere·bro·visceral; cere·brum; cere·ment; sin·cere; sin·cere·ly;… … English syllables
cere|ment — «SIHR muhnt, SEHR uh », noun. 1. Often, cerements. a cloth or garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial: »Look at her garments Clinging like cerements (Thomas Hood). 2. waxed cloth; cerecloth. ╂[< French cirement < Latin cērāre;… … Useful english dictionary
cere — v. wrap in waxed cloth (usually a corpse) … English contemporary dictionary
Altar cloth — Altar covered with white altar cloths. An (altar cloth) is used by various religious groups to cover an altar. Christianity, ancient Judaism, and Buddhism are among the world religions that use altar cloths. Because many altars are made of wood… … Wikipedia
cerecloth — cere·cloth … English syllables
cerecloth — cere•cloth [[t]ˈsɪərˌklɔθ, ˌklɒθ[/t]] n. pl. cloths [[t] ˌklɔðz, ˌklɒðz, ˌklɔθs, ˌklɒθs[/t]] tex cloth treated with wax, formerly used for wrapping the dead • Etymology: 1400–50; earlier cered cloth; see cere II … From formal English to slang
Altar Cloths — • The custom of using three altar cloths began probably in the ninth century, but at present it is of strict obligation for the licit celebration of Mass Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Altar Cloths Altar Cloths … Catholic encyclopedia
cerecloth — Gauze or cheese cloth impregnated with wax containing an antiseptic; used in surgical dressings. [L. cera, wax] * * * cere·cloth si(ə)r .klȯth n cloth treated with melted wax or gummy matter and formerly used esp. for wrapping a dead body * * *… … Medical dictionary
Cerecloth — Cere cloth , n. [L. cera wax + E. cloth.] A cloth smeared with melted wax, or with some gummy or glutinous matter. [1913 Webster] Linen, besmeared with gums, in manner of cerecloth. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
