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C0211200 (sîr′klôth′, -klŏth′)n. Cloth coated with wax, formerly used for wrapping the dead.

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(ˈsɪəˌklɒθ) n (Textiles) waxed waterproof cloth of a kind formerly used as a shroud[C15: from earlier cered cloth, from Latin cērāre to wax; see cere²]

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(ˈsɪərˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ)

n., pl. -cloths (-ˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs) cloth treated with wax, formerly used for wrapping the dead. [1400–50; earlier cered cloth; see cere2]

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cerecloth - a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroudcloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

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noun a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud

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