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graveclothes

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The clothes in which a corpse is buried.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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History

Etymology

From grave + clothes.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: саван (savan) — The clothes in which a corpse is buried
  • Bulgarian: покров (pokrov) — The clothes in which a corpse is buried
  • Chinese Mandarin: 裹屍布 /裹尸布 — The clothes in which a corpse is buried
  • Finnish: paratiisipuku — The clothes in which a corpse is buried
  • Finnish: hautausvaatteet — The clothes in which a corpse is buried
  • Old Church Slavonic: оукрои (ukroi) — The clothes in which a corpse is buried