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Meaning of hearsecloth | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A cloth for covering a coffin when on a bier; a pall.

Examples

“His body was stripped, laid out upon a table, and covered with a hearsecloth, when some of his attendants perceived symptoms of returning animation, and by the use of warm applications, internal and external, gradually restored him to life.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Hearses Hearsing hearsomeness Hearst Hearstling hearsy

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