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    winding sheet

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Death
    winding sheet /ˈwaɪndɪŋ ʃiːt/ noun [countable]  MXa cloth that is wrapped around a dead person’s body before it is buried, used especially in the past 〔尤指旧时的〕裹尸布 SYN shroud
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    winding sheet• The winding sheet was also found permeated with excessive dampness.
    winding sheet nounChinese
    around dead that wrapped before cloth Corpus a body person’s is a


    winding sheet
    winding sheet /ˈwaɪndɪŋ ʃiːt/ noun [countable]
    a cloth that is wrapped around a dead person’s body before it is buried, used especially in the past
       SYN  shroud


    winding sheetBrE /ˈwaɪndɪŋ ʃiːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwaɪndɪŋ ʃiːt/ 🔊 noun(especially in the past) a piece of cloth that a dead person's body was wrapped in before it was buried （尤指旧时的）裹尸布 SYN shroud