cerement Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
    shroud; winding-sheet; pall; winding-clothes.

WordNet

Cere"ment noun
Etymology
L. cera wax: cf. F. cirement.
Definitions
  1. A cerecloth used for the special purpose of enveloping a dead body when embalmed.
  2. Any shroud or wrapping for the dead.

Webster 1913