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winding sheet en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A burial shroud.
2. (historical) A collection of tallow rising up against the wick of a candle, once regarded as an omen of death.
   • He resorted to his pint of wine for consolation, drank it all in a few minutes, and fell asleep on his arms, with his hair straggling over the table, and a long winding-sheet in the candle dripping down upon him. 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities:

Forms

Synonyms

winding cloth

Translations (11)

es mortaja (burial shroud) · mk плашта́ница (burial shroud) · gd anart-bàis (burial shroud) · ota كفن (burial shroud) · ga taiséadach (burial shroud) · fi käärinliina (burial shroud) · tr kefen (burial shroud) · mk по́кров (burial shroud) · sh mrtvački pokrov (burial shroud) · pl całun (burial shroud) · ru са́ван (burial shroud)