cerement
cerement · cerements
A burial shroud or garmentA burial shroud or garment.
Meaning
2 senses(often, plural)A burial shroud or garment.
burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
(specifically)Cerecloth.
Origin
From French cirement (“waxing, wax dressing”), from cirer (“to wax, wrap”).From French cirement (“waxing, wax dressing”), from cirer (“to wax, wrap”).
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Forms
plural: cerementsSynonyms
6 synonymswinding sheetpallwinding clothes
Close in meaning
- burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped:pallshroudwinding-sheetwinding-clothes
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedunceremented