funeral shroud
Corpse's final garment
A funeral shroud is a cloth used to wrap a body for burial.
Before coffins became standard, shrouds were the primary means of preparing the dead—a simple length of fabric wound around the corpse.
The practice continues in some religious traditions, particularly Jewish and Islamic burial customs, where the shroud symbolizes equality in death.
The body was wrapped in a white linen funeral shroud.
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