Cerecloth

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cerecloth \Cere"cloth`\, n. [L. cera wax + E. cloth.]
     A cloth smeared with melted wax, or with some gummy or
     glutinous matter.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Linen, besmeared with gums, in manner of cerecloth.


                                                    --Bacon.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cerecloth
       n : a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud