cerement

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The term "cerement" refers to a shroud for the dead, typically made of cerecloth. It is usually used in the plural form, "cerements".1

A "garment," on the other hand, is any article of clothing. This can include a wide variety of clothing items, such as attire, dress, apparel, and more specialized terms like vestments or raiment. The word "garment" has been in use since the 14th century.23

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…preservation was so prevalent that cerement became a synonym for grave clothes. The great interest in anatomy and surgery during the Renaissance stimulated experiments with other embalming methods. Leonardo da Vinci, who dissected at least 50 cadavers for study, developed a method of venous injection for preserving them that anticipated…
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…preservation was so prevalent that cerement became a synonym for grave clothes. The great interest in anatomy and surgery during the Renaissance stimulated experiments with other embalming methods. Leonardo da Vinci, who dissected at least 50 cadavers for study, developed a method of venous injection for preserving them that anticipated…
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