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Definition of Cerecloth
1. Noun. A waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud.
Definition of Cerecloth
1. n. A cloth smeared with melted wax, or with some gummy or glutinous matter.
Definition of Cerecloth
1. Noun. Cloth coated with wax used for covering the dead. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cerecloth
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Cerecloth
1. Gauze or cheese cloth impregnated with wax containing an antiseptic; used in surgical dressings. Origin: L. Cera, wax (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cerecloth
Literary usage of Cerecloth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"A bag of a cerecloth ; ' Wyatt, To the King, 7 Jan. 1540. ... cerecloth, CEREMENT,
waxed cloth ; see Cere. CEREMONY, an outward rite. (F.. ..."
2. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1790)
"... and found it to contain a human body wrapped in cerecloth. ... Which came
principally from the cerecloth, they ordered the ground to be thrown in ..."
3. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1790)
"... and found it to contain a human body wrapped in cerecloth. ... which came
principal! the cerecloth, they ordere ground to be thrown in i diately without ..."
4. Archaeologia: Or, Miscellaneous Tracts, Relating to Antiquity.. by Society of Antiquaries of London (1789)
"... cerecloth, they ordered the ground to bs thrown in immediately without ...
up the cerecloth and lead, which covered the face : only ..."
5. Memorials of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 1599-1850 by Alexander Duncan (1896)
"From time immemorial the supplying of the " cerecloth" had, in Scotland, been
the duty of the surgeon, or general practitioner. ..."
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