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Cerement

Cerement Meaning & Definition
Cerement Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cerement?

[n] burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cerement: pall | shroud | winding-clothes | winding-sheet

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See Also | burial garment

Cerement In Webster's Dictionary

\Cere"ment\, n. [L. cera wax: cf. F. cirement.] (a) A cerecloth used for the special purpose of enveloping a dead body when embalmed. (b) Any shroud or wrapping for the dead.

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