cerement
Americannoun
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a cerecloth used for wrapping the dead.
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any graveclothes.
noun
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another name for cerecloth
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any burial clothes
Etymology
Origin of cerement
Example Sentences
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“Had not the singer of Wimpole Street said that they were binding up their hearts away from breaking with a cerement of the grave?”
From Washington Post
The figure stopped, and at the moment a ray of moonlight fell upon the masses of driving clouds and showed in startling prominence a dark-haired woman, dressed in the cerements of the grave.
From Literature
They had probably been attracted by the smell of the mummies and their cerements, that lay strewn about the tent.
From Washington Post
Inevitably, they found themselves underground with a crumbling object in “gaudy cerements.”
From New York Times
The May 13 commencement cerement will be held at 7 p.m. at Arizona Stadium.
From Washington Times
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