- Cerecloth
- CERECLOTHA fine, light fabric in plain weave which is treated with wax or some glutinous substance and used for covering open wounds, etc.
Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
Cerecloth
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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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cerecloth — [sir′klôth΄] n. [formerly cered cloth: see CERE] cloth treated with wax or a similar substance, esp. one used formerly to wrap a dead person for burial … English World dictionary
cerecloth — noun Cloth coated with wax used for covering the dead. Twere damnationTo think so base a thought; it were too grossTo rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave … Wiktionary
cerecloth — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier cered cloth (waxed cloth) Date: 1553 cloth treated with melted wax or gummy matter and formerly used especially for wrapping a dead body … New Collegiate Dictionary
cerecloth — /sear klawth , kloth /, n., pl. cerecloths / klawdhz , klodhz , 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. [1400 50; late… … Universalium
cerecloth — Gauze or cheese cloth impregnated with wax containing an antiseptic; used in surgical dressings. [L. cera, wax] * * * cere·cloth si(ə)r .klȯth n cloth treated with melted wax or gummy matter and formerly used esp. for wrapping a dead body * * *… … Medical dictionary
Cerecloth — Клеёнка … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
cerecloth — cere·cloth || sɪəklɒθ n. waxed waterproof cloth used for wrapping the dead before burial; cloth that is put on a dead body before burial … English contemporary dictionary
cerecloth — [ sɪəklɒθ] noun historical waxed cloth used for wrapping a corpse. Origin ME: from earlier cered cloth, from cere to wax , from L. cerare, from cera wax … English new terms dictionary
cerecloth — n. Cerement, graveclothes … New dictionary of synonyms
cerecloth — cere·cloth … English syllables
