cerecloth

Example Sentences

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It were too gross To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave.

From The Death-Wake or Lunacy; a Necromaunt in Three Chimeras by Lang, Andrew

Within this was a wooden coffin, much decayed, and the body carefully wrapped in cerecloth, into the folds of which an unctuous matter mixed with resin had been melted, to exclude the external air.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 558, July 21, 1832 by Various

The best is a sort of cerecloth which he prepares specially with a very fine material.

From The Mason-Bees by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

"The crown he gave," and now, alas! has he Who was the heir to England's sovereignty No diadem except the cerecloth band, No sceptre but the taper in his hand!

From John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir by Blair, David Hunter

A year again, and on Inchkeith Isle I saw thee pass in the breeze, With the cerecloth risen above thy feet And wound about thy knees.

From Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages by Various