Winding-sheet
61shroud — shroudless, adj. shroudlike, adj. /shrowd/, n. 1. a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial. 2. something that covers or conceals like a garment: a shroud of rain. 3. Naut. any of a number of taut ropes or wires converging from… …
62sindonology — sindonologist, n. /sin deuh nol euh jee/, n. the scientific study of the Shroud of Turin. [1965 70; < It sindon(e) the shroud in which Christ was interred ( < Gk (NT) sindón winding sheet, Gk: muslin sheet; cf. SINDON) + O + LOGY] * * * …
63funeral — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. obsequies; burial, interment, entombment. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Rites for the dead] Syn. burial, interment, last rites, obsequies, memorial service, burial ceremony, sepulture, entombment, mortuary… …
64sindonology — sindonologist, n. /sin deuh nol euh jee/, n. the scientific study of the Shroud of Turin. [1965 70; < It sindon(e) the shroud in which Christ was interred ( < Gk (NT) sindón winding sheet, Gk: muslin sheet; cf. SINDON) + O + LOGY] …
65Bowsprit shrouds — Shroud Shroud (shroud), n. [OE. shroud, shrud, schrud, AS. scr[=u]d a garment, clothing; akin to Icel. skru[eth] the shrouds of a ship, furniture of a church, a kind of stuff, Sw. skrud dress, attire, and E. shred. See {Shred}, and cf. {Shrood}.] …
66Futtock shrouds — Shroud Shroud (shroud), n. [OE. shroud, shrud, schrud, AS. scr[=u]d a garment, clothing; akin to Icel. skru[eth] the shrouds of a ship, furniture of a church, a kind of stuff, Sw. skrud dress, attire, and E. shred. See {Shred}, and cf. {Shrood}.] …
67Gossamer — Gos sa*mer, n. [OE. gossomer, gossummer, gosesomer, perh. for goose summer, from its downy appearance, or perh. for God s summer, cf. G. mariengarr gossamer, properly Mary s yarn, in allusion to the Virgin Mary. Perhaps the E. word alluded to a… …
68Gossamer spider — Gossamer Gos sa*mer, n. [OE. gossomer, gossummer, gosesomer, perh. for goose summer, from its downy appearance, or perh. for God s summer, cf. G. mariengarr gossamer, properly Mary s yarn, in allusion to the Virgin Mary. Perhaps the E. word… …
69Shroud — (shroud), n. [OE. shroud, shrud, schrud, AS. scr[=u]d a garment, clothing; akin to Icel. skru[eth] the shrouds of a ship, furniture of a church, a kind of stuff, Sw. skrud dress, attire, and E. shred. See {Shred}, and cf. {Shrood}.] 1. That which …
70Shroud — Shroud, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shrouded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrouding}.] [Cf. AS. scr?dan. See {Shroud}, n.] 1. To cover with a shroud; especially, to inclose in a winding sheet; to dress for the grave. [1913 Webster] The ancient Egyptian mummies… …
