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mortcloth

mortcloth is the alternative form of mort cloth.

Meaning of mort cloth

Noun

mort cloth (countable and uncountable, plural mort cloths)

  1. (UK, obsolete) A pall for a coffin; a casket saddle

Forms of mortcloth

pluralmortcloths

Questions about mortcloth

What is mortcloth the alternative form of?
Mortcloth is the alternative form of mort cloth.

Words near mortcloth in the dictionary

  1. mortarmen
  2. mortars
  3. mortars and pestles
  4. mortary
  5. mortbell
  6. mortcloth
  7. mortcloths
  8. Mortdale
  9. mortdancester
  10. Morte
  11. Morteau sausage

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