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winding sheet

winding sheet noun: a burial shroud.

Noun

winding sheet (plural winding sheets)

  1. A burial shroud.
    Synonyms:
    winding cloth
  2. (historical) 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.1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

winding sheet meaning in Tamil

winding sheet in Tamil

மூடுதூறு

Synonyms of winding sheet

Forms of winding sheet

pluralwinding sheets
alternative form (dated)winding-sheet

Questions about winding sheet

What does winding sheet mean?
Winding sheet means a burial shroud.
What is winding sheet in Tamil?
Winding sheet in Tamil is மூடுதூறு. See Winding sheet meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is winding sheet?
Winding sheet is a noun.
What is the plural of winding sheet?
The plural of winding sheet is winding sheets.

Words near winding sheet in the dictionary

  1. winding key
  2. winding number
  3. winding numbers
  4. winding off
  5. winding one's neck in
  6. winding sheet
  7. winding sheets
  8. winding tower
  9. winding towers
  10. winding up
  11. winding up one's bottoms

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