Cerement Definition
sĕrə-mənt, sîrmənt
noun
A cerecloth; shroud.
Webster's New World
Cerecloth.
American Heritage
A burial garment.
American Heritage
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- winding-clothes
- winding-sheet
- shroud
- pall
Other Word Forms of Cerement
Noun
Singular:
cerement
Plural:
cerementsOrigin of Cerement
-
From French cirement (“waxing, wax dressing”), from cirer (“to wax, wrap”).
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