English Explanatory Dictionary

cerement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A burial shroud or garment.
  2. Cerecloth.

Word forms

cerement cerements

Etymology

From French cirement (“waxing, wax dressing”), from cirer (“to wax, wrap”).

Synonyms

winding clothes winding sheet pall

Derived words

unceremented
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