winding cloth

American  

[wahyn-ding klawth] / ˈwaɪn dɪŋ ˈklɔθ /

noun

plural

winding-cloths

1. shroud.

2. a piece of cloth worn wrapped around the body or head as a garment.

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Example Sentences

This is seen every day, by the dead, who, be they never so rich bear with them but a winding cloth.

From The Form of Perfect Living and Other Prose Treatises by Hodgson, Geraldine Emma

Originally the winding cloth of the Egyptian mummified dead.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)