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Meaning of winding sheet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A burial shroud.
  2. A collection of tallow rising up against the wick of a candle, once regarded as an omen of death.
    historical

Equivalents

العربية كفن
Čeština rubáš
Español mortaja
Suomi käärinliina paarivaate
Gaeilge taiséadach
Gàidhlig anart-bàis marbhphaisg
Bahasa Indonesia kafan
Kurdî kefen
Македонски плаштаница покров
Polski całun
Русский саван
Türkçe kefen

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

winding tower Winding-sheet winding-up windingness Windings Windisch

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