Cerement

2 definitions found

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

  Cerement \Cere"ment\, n. [L. cera wax: cf. F. cirement.]
     (a) A cerecloth used for the special purpose of enveloping a
         dead body when embalmed.
     (b) Any shroud or wrapping for the dead.
         [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cerement
       n : burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped [syn: {pall}, {shroud},
            {winding-sheet}, {winding-clothes}]