windingsheet
nounUK /ˈwaɪndɪŋʃiːt/
US /ˈwaɪndɪŋʃiːt/
A windingsheet is a cloth used to wrap a dead person's body.
The nurse gently covered the body with a clean windingsheet.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A long strip of cloth used for swaddling or wrapping an infant.
The mother wrapped the newborn in a soft windingsheet.
3. A protective cloth wrapping used in historical medical care for binding wounds or limbs.
The healer applied a windingsheet soaked in herbs to the injured arm.
4. A sheet wound around something for storage or transport.
He tied the tools inside a windingsheet before loading the cart.