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ˈwind·ing sheet N

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The words that accompany this tune are a witty comparison between the bedsheets (a dance of life) and the winding sheets (the dance of death).
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When they were done with the washing, they wrapped him in long white winding sheets.
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The term winding sheet is a synonym of shroud.
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On a row of bamboo modas, a long winding sheet of paper rests bearing a long list of names.
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In the morning three bodies were found, in all respects alike, each in its winding sheet, prepared for burial.
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As if in preparation for that sermon, he placed himself in his coffin, wrapped in a winding sheet.
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The small brass on the north side shows a soul with clasped hands being borne to heaven in a winding sheet.
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