cerecloths

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• cerecloths — cere·cloth || sɪəklɒθ n. waxed waterproof cloth used for wrapping the dead before burial; cloth that is put on a dead body before burial …   English contemporary dictionary

• cerecloth — /sear klawth , kloth /, n., pl. cerecloths / klawdhz , klodhz , klawths , kloths /. 1. cloth coated or impregnated with wax so as to be waterproof, formerly used for wrapping the dead, for bandages, etc. 2. a piece of such cloth. [1400 50; late… …   Universalium

• embalming — Introduction       the treatment of a dead body so as to sterilize it or to protect it from decay. For practical as well as theological reasons a well preserved body has long been a chief mortuary concern. The ancient Greeks, who demanded… …   Universalium