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Definition of
winding sheet noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
winding sheet
noun
noun
NAmE
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ˈwaɪndɪŋ ˌʃit
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(especially in the past) a piece of cloth that a dead person's body was wrapped in before it was buried
synonym
shroud
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winding sheet
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