cerecloth

cere·cloth

[seer-klawth, -kloth]
noun, plural cere·cloths [seer-klawthz, -klothz, -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.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; earlier cered cloth; see cere2

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cerecloth (ˈsɪəˌklɒθ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
waxed waterproof cloth of a kind formerly used as a shroud
 
[C15: from earlier cered cloth, from Latin cērāre to wax; see cere²]

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