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winding sheet
This term carries a heavy, somber connotation associated with death, mourning, and ancient or traditional burial rites. It evokes a stark, minimalist image of a shroud, often suggesting a lack of wealth or a desire for simplicity in death.
In literary contexts, the phrase frequently appears in Gothic or historical narratives to heighten the atmosphere of mortality and decay. It is distinct from a modern casket liner or a formal coffin, as it refers specifically to the cloth that envelops the body itself.
Meanings
Examples
The body was wrapped in a simple linen winding sheet before being placed in the tomb.
He looked like a ghost, draped in a tattered winding sheet.
The ancient king lay still, bound tightly by a gold embroidered winding sheet.
I can almost see the white winding sheet waiting for us all.
The undertaker carefully folded the winding sheet over the corpse.
A bloodstained winding sheet was found abandoned in the woods.
They used a coarse canvas winding sheet for the poor souls in the plague pit.