cerement
[ seer-muhnt, ser-uh- ]
/ ˈsɪər mənt, ˈsɛr ə- /
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noun Usually cerements.
a cerecloth used for wrapping the dead.
any graveclothes.
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Example sentences from the Web for cerement
Wrapper by wrapper he undid, cerement on cerement, till both Leonora and I wondered when he would stop.
HE|Andrew LangThere was another darkness about her, thicker than the mere night, like a black cerement dropping over her soul.
Wild Oranges|Joseph Hergesheimer
British Dictionary definitions for cerement
Word Origin for cerement
C17: from French cirement, from cirer to wax; see cere ²
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