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Record 1 2015-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
  • Textile Industries
DEF

A cloth for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
  • Industries du textile
CONT

Le drap funéraire ou poêle funéraire est l'étoffe noire pour les adultes et blanches pour les enfants qui recouvraient le cercueil. [...] Il était habituel jusqu'il y a peu de voir des tentures noires sur le cercueil lors du déroulement des obsèques.

Spanish

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