cerement

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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From French cirement (“waxing, wax dressing”), from cirer (“to wax, wrap”).

Cerements of lead and of wood already hold her; cold earth must have her soon. — The Journal of Sir Walter Scott: From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford, Walter Scott
Look at her garments Clinging like cerements; Whilst the wave constantly Drips from her clothing; Take her up instantly, Loving not loathing. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe
And there, near her bed, almost within reach of her hand, stood Madeline Payne, all swathed in white clinging cerements, ghastly as a corpse, hollow-eyed and awful, but, nevertheless, Madeline Payne! — Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter, Lawrence L. Lynch

pall, shroud, winding-sheet, winding-clothes

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