Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cerement \Cere"ment\, n. [L. cera wax: cf. F. cirement.]
   (a) A cerecloth used for the special purpose of enveloping a
       dead body when embalmed.
   (b) Any shroud or wrapping for the dead.

Source : WordNet®

cerement
     n : burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped [syn: {pall}, {shroud},
          {winding-sheet}, {winding-clothes}]