cerecloth Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud

WordNet

Cere"cloth` noun
Etymology
L. cera wax + E. cloth.
Definitions
  1. A cloth smeared with melted wax, or with some gummy or glutinous matter.
    Linen, besmeared with gums, in manner of cerecloth. Bacon.

Webster 1913