Hearsecloth
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hearsecloth is a noun meaning A cloth for covering a coffin when on a bier; a pall.
Meaning
A cloth for covering a coffin when on a bier; a pall.
Example Sentences
His body was stripped, laid out upon a table, and covered with a hearsecloth, when some of his attendants perceived symptoms of returning animation, and by the use of warm applications, internal and external, gradually restored him to life.
Word Forms
- hearsecloths
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pall, pallbearing, mortcloth, facecloth, pairle, cerement.
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