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A cloth draped over a coffin is called a pall. This is why the six men who walk beside a coffin (and who carry the coffin if necessary) are called pallbearers.
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Where did the name paulbearers come from?
A pall is the cloth draped over a coffin From that we get pallbearer, the person who holds up the coffin that the pall covers.
What color was the cloth draped over the ark of the covenant?
The cloth draped over the Ark of the Covenant was blue.
What is the meaning behind each fold of the flag that has been draped over a military coffin?
I Dont Know that is why i am asking you
Why is a cloth placed over a coffin called a Paul?
It's a pall.
Why is the cross draped with cloth for Easter?
There are three different stages of the cross when it is draped with cloth during the Easter season. When draped with a purple cloth, it represents Lenten Season. When the cross is draped with a white cloth it represents Resurrection Sunday Morning or Easter Sunday. The third cloth is of black and represents Good Friday.
What do you use to remove discarded tea leaves from tea?
A strainer or clean cloth draped over Your pitcher.
Who qualifies to have an American flag draped over their casket?
Military, presidents, and former presidents for sure. The law does not forbid anyone from draping the flag over a coffin.
What does it represent when a flag is draped on a coffin when a president dies?
That they were apart of America
What is a long piece of cloth draped over your shoulder called?
It could be a sash. Other possibilities are a scarf or a shawl.
What do Chinese men wear?
Draped cloth and sashes
What was Dimitri Mendeleev buried with?
When Dmitri Mendeleev died, they draped a copy of the periodic table over the coffin and buried it with him. Mendeleev was born in 1834 and died in 1907.
How do you use the word draped in a sentence?
The curtain was draped over the body.He draped the cover over the chair.
