WINDING-SHEET
\wˈa͡ɪndɪŋʃˈiːt], \wˈaɪndɪŋʃˈiːt], \w_ˈaɪ_n_d_ɪ_ŋ_ʃ_ˈiː_t]\
Definitions of WINDING-SHEET
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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A sheet in which a corpse is wrapped a piece of tallow or wax hanging down from a burning candle-regarded by the ignorant as an omen of death. "He feel asleep on his arms a long winding-sheet in the candle dripping down upon him." Dickens.
By Daniel Lyons
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