cerement

/ˈsɪrmənt/
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Other forms: cerements

Definitions of cerement
  1. noun
    burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
    synonyms: pall, shroud, winding-clothes, winding-sheet
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    type of:
    burial garment
    cloth used to cover a corpse in preparation for burial
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