cerecloth
/ˈsɪrklɔθ/
noun
- A cloth treated with wax or other waterproofing material, used historically to wrap a dead body for burial.
- The ancient tomb contained fragments of cerecloth still clinging to the bones.
- The museum displayed a piece of cerecloth from the 18th century.
- In historical reenactments, they use cerecloth to show how bodies were prepared for burial.