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Definition of winding sheet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

winding sheet

noun
 
/ˈwaɪndɪŋ ʃiːt/
 
/ˈwaɪndɪŋ ʃiːt/
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  1. (especially in the past) a piece of cloth that a dead person’s body was wrapped in before it was buried synonym shroudTopics Life stagesc2
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