mortcloth

noun

mort·​cloth
ˈmȯrtˌklȯth
1
chiefly Scottish : a funeral pall
let the bedclothes, for a mortcloth, drop into great laps and folds of sculptor's workRobert Browning
2
Scottish : money paid for the use of a pall

Word History

Etymology

obsolete English mort death (from Middle French, from Latin mort-, mors) + English cloth

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“Mortcloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mortcloth. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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