winding sheet
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winding sheet
noun winding sheets · winding-sheet
- A burial shroud.
- A collection of tallow rising up against the wick of a candle, once regarded as an omen of death. He resorted to his pint of wine for consolation, drank it all in a few minutes, and fell asleep on his arms, with his hair straggling over the table, and a long winding-sheet in the candle dripping down upon him.
Similar: winding cloth
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Talk about this word "winding sheet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/winding%20sheet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. winding sheet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/winding%20sheet "winding sheet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/winding%20sheet.Cite this
@misc{winding_sheet_2026,
title = {winding sheet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/winding%20sheet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
