English Explanatory Dictionary

cerecloth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Cloth coated with wax so that it is waterproof, used for covering the dead.

Word forms

cerecloth cerecloths

Etymology

From cere + cloth, from Latin cera (“wax, cere”).

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