What does "cerecloth" mean?

Cloth coated with wax so that it is waterproof, used for covering the dead.

What is a synonym for "cerecloth"?

Common synonyms include: canopy, chrismal, corporal, cover, pall, shroud.

noun

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Noun

1
Cloth coated with wax so that it is waterproof, used for covering the dead. countable, historical, uncountable
"’Twere damnation To think so base a thought; it were too gross To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave."
2
a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud wordnet

"’Twere damnation To think so base a thought; it were too gross To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave."

From cere + cloth, from Latin cera (“wax, cere”).