Cerement

  • 11cerement — cere•ment [[t]ˈsɪər mənt, ˈsɛr ə [/t]] n. Usu. cerements. cerecloth • Etymology: 1602 …

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  • 12cerement — /ˈsɪəmənt/ (say searmuhnt) noun (usually plural) 1. → cerecloth. 2. any graveclothes. {cere2 + ment. Compare French cirement} …

  • 13cerement — n. (usu. in pl.) literary grave clothes; cerecloth. Etymology: first used by Shakesp. in Hamlet (1602): app. f. CERECLOTH …

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  • 14Covering — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Covering >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 covering covering cover Sgm: N 1 baldachin baldachin baldachino baldaquin Sgm: N 1 canopy canopy tilt awning tent marquee tente d abr …

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  • 15Interment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Interment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 interment interment burial sepulture Sgm: N 1 inhumation| inhumation| Sgm: N 1 obsequies obsequies exequies Sgm: N 1 funeral funeral wake pyre …

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  • 16shroud — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, garment, from Old English scrūd; akin to Old English scrēade shred more at shred Date: 14th century 1. obsolete shelter, protection 2. something that covers, screens, or guards: as a. one of two flanges that… …

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  • 17List of Statutory Instruments of the United Kingdom, 1949 — This is an incomplete list of Statutory Instruments of the United Kingdom in 1949.* Coffin Furniture and Cerement Making Wages Council (Great Britain) (Constitution) Order, 1949 S.I. 1949/3 * Cooked Beetroot (Revocation) Order, 1949 S.I. 1949/5 * …

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  • 18Honours of Winston Churchill — Churchill s identification document as an Honorary Citizen of the United States Sir Winston Churchill received numerous honours and awards throughout his career as a statesman and author. Perhaps the highest of these was the state funeral held at …

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  • 20embalming — Introduction       the treatment of a dead body so as to sterilize it or to protect it from decay. For practical as well as theological reasons a well preserved body has long been a chief mortuary concern. The ancient Greeks, who demanded… …

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