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winding-sheet

 
Dictionary: wind·ing-sheet   (wīn'dĭng-shēt')
 
n.

A sheet for wrapping a corpse; a shroud.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
  Synonyms: pall, shroud, cerement, winding-clothes


 
 

 

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