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cerement

[ seer-muhnt, ser-uh- ]

noun

  1. a cerecloth used for wrapping the dead.
  2. any graveclothes.


cerement

/ ˈ²õɪə³¾É™²Ô³Ù /

noun

  1. another name for cerecloth
  2. any burial clothes
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cerement1

First recorded in 1595–1605; cere 2 + -ment
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cerement1

C17: from French cirement, from cirer to wax; see cere ²
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“Had not the singer of Wimpole Street said that they were binding up their hearts away from breaking with a cerement of the grave?â€

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The figure stopped, and at the moment a ray of moonlight fell upon the masses of driving clouds and showed in startling prominence a dark-haired woman, dressed in the cerements of the grave.

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They had probably been attracted by the smell of the mummies and their cerements, that lay strewn about the tent.

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Inevitably, they found themselves underground with a crumbling object in “gaudy cerements.â€

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The May 13 commencement cerement will be held at 7 p.m. at Arizona Stadium.

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