cerement
/'siəmənt/
Definition
- Noun:
- A burial garment or wrapping for a corpse: A "cerement" is a cloth, often waxed or treated, used to wrap a dead body for burial. It is a formal and somewhat archaic term for a shroud.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The ancient mummy was still bound in its linen cerements.
- They prepared the body by wrapping it in a simple cerement before the burial.
Advanced Usage
- "Cerements" (plural form): Often used in the plural to refer to the wrappings or grave clothes collectively.
- The archaeologists carefully removed the dusty cerements from the remains.
Variants and Related Words
- Cerecloth (noun): A waxed cloth used for wrapping a dead body; a synonym for cerement.
- The body was sewn into a cerecloth.
Synonyms
- Shroud: A length of cloth in which a dead person is wrapped for burial.
- Winding-sheet: An old term for a cloth wrapped around a corpse.
- Pall: A cloth spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb.
Noun
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burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
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