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winding sheet

wind·ing sheet
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wahyn-ding sheet]
    • /ˈwaɪn dɪŋ ʃit/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wahyn-ding sheet]
    • /ˈwaɪn dɪŋ ʃit/

Definitions of winding sheet words

  • noun winding sheet shroud (def 1). 1
  • noun winding sheet a mass of tallow or wax that has run down and hardened on the side of a candle, sometimes considered an omen of misfortune. 1
  • noun winding sheet a sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial; shroud 0
  • noun winding sheet a cloth in which the body of a dead person is wrapped for burial; shroud 0
  • noun winding sheet A burial shroud. 0
See all 5 definitions of winding sheet

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Origin of winding sheet

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1375-1425

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Parts of speech for Winding sheet

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Winding sheet

winding sheet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

winding sheet usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for winding sheet

noun winding sheet

  • cerecloth — waxed waterproof cloth of a kind formerly used as a shroud
  • cerement — any burial clothes
  • grave clothes — the wrappings in which a dead body is interred
  • cerements — Plural form of cerement.
All 5 Synonyms of winding sheet

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