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Word: Cerement
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century (first used by Shakespeare in Hamlet, 1602): from cere (see cerecloth)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsɪəm(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
waxed cloth for wrapping a corpse.
Short Definition:waxed cloth for wrapping corpse
Variant Forms:
- cerements
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