grave-clothes

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Now that we are dressed in these grave-clothes and must do bitter business, we must make up our minds to do it.

From House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger

I looked intently, and it seemed to me that what I saw was a corpse, tightly swathed in grave-clothes.

From The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia by Ferryman, A. F. Mockler

The well-known monstrous representation of her, as a figure with many breasts, swathed below the waist in grave-clothes, was probably of late and alien origin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

His rising would be as the awaking of a man from deep sleep, scarcely knowing what he was doing, tripping and stumbling in the grave-clothes and wondering at the crowd.

From The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I by Dods, Marcus

Martha helps to remove the grave-clothes, while Mary, as usual, worships the Master.

From The Great Painters' Gospel Pictures Representing Scenes and Incidents in the Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ by Bailey, Henry Turner