cerement

[ seer-muhnt, ser-uh- ]

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nounUsually cerements.

a cerecloth used for wrapping the dead.
any graveclothes.

Origin of cerement

First recorded in 1595–1605; cere² + -ment

Words Nearby cerement

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How to use cerement in a sentence

Wrapper by wrapper he undid, cerement on cerement, till both Leonora and I wondered when he would stop.
HE | Andrew Lang
There 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

cerement

/ (ˈsɪəmənt) /

noun

another name for cerecloth
any burial clothes

Origin of cerement

C17: from French cirement, from cirer to wax; see cere ²

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