noun
Meaning 1
A burial shroud.
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Phrase guide
winding sheet
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noun
Meaning 2
A collection of tallow rising up against the wick of a candle, once regarded as an omen of death.
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Usage: historical
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Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: käärinliina — burial shroud
- Irish: taiséadach — burial shroud
- Macedonian: плашта́ница (plaštánica) — burial shroud
- Macedonian: по́кров (pókrov) — burial shroud
- Polish: całun — burial shroud
- Russian: са́ван (sávan) — burial shroud
- Scottish Gaelic: anart-bàis — burial shroud
- Serbo-Croatian: mrtvački pokrov — burial shroud
- Spanish: mortaja — burial shroud
- Turkish: kefen — burial shroud
- Ottoman Turkish: كفن (kefen) — burial shroud