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HOME | Definition of cerement (CEREMENT, Cerement)

    Cerement \Cere"ment\, n. [L. cera wax: cf. F. cirement.]
    (a) A cerecloth used for the special purpose of enveloping a
    dead body when embalmed.
    (b) Any shroud or wrapping for the dead.
    [1913 Webster]

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48


    cerement
    n : burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped [syn: pall, shroud,
    winding-sheet, winding-clothes]

    WordNet (r) 2.0


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