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graveclothes

graveclothes noun: the clothes in which a corpse is buried.

Noun

graveclothes pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The clothes in which a corpse is buried.

Origin of graveclothes

From grave + clothes.

Questions about graveclothes

What does graveclothes mean?
Graveclothes means the clothes in which a corpse is buried.
What part of speech is graveclothes?
Graveclothes is a noun.

Words near graveclothes in the dictionary

  1. grave-robbings
  2. grave-robs
  3. grave-stone
  4. gravebound
  5. gravecloth
  6. graveclothes
  7. gravecloths
  8. graved
  9. gravedance
  10. gravedanced
  11. gravedancer

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