cerecloth

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cerecloth - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cerecloth \Cere"cloth`\, n. [L. cera wax + E. cloth.]
     A cloth smeared with melted wax, or with some gummy or
     glutinous matter.
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           Linen, besmeared with gums, in manner of cerecloth.
                                                    --Bacon.
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cerecloth - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cerecloth
      n 1: a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud