Winding-sheet
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Dated form of winding sheet. alt-of, dated
"Accordingly, mysterious shapes were made of tables and chairs, heaped together in the middle of rooms, and covered over with great winding-sheets."
- 2 burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped wordnet
Example
More examples"Accordingly, mysterious shapes were made of tables and chairs, heaped together in the middle of rooms, and covered over with great winding-sheets."
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