cerements
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They had probably been attracted by the smell of the mummies and their cerements, that lay strewn about the tent.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2020
At length the pair return, and when Sirki tries to frighten Grazia back to mundanity by revealing himself in his habitual cerements, she alone of all the company shows no fear of Death.
From Time Magazine Archive
The figure stopped, and at the moment a ray of moonlight fell upon the masses of driving clouds and showed in startling prominence a dark-haired woman, dressed in the cerements of the grave.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Anyway, there lies Little Zeke, a long time asleep, wrapped in cerements of fine woven cloth with fluffy-ruffles and fol-de-rols of woven blue jay and bluebird and hummingbird feathers round his neck.
From Through Our Unknown Southwest by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
His fingers were chilled to the bone, and his clothes clung like damp cerements to his body.
From The Deemster by Sir Hall Caine
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