grave-clothes

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His rising would be as the awaking of a man from deep sleep, scarcely knowing what he was doing, tripping and stumbling in the grave-clothes and wondering at the crowd.

From The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I by Dods, Marcus

Now that we are dressed in these grave-clothes and must do bitter business, we must make up our minds to do it.

From House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger

One is passed over the head and shoulders, the other receives the lower extremities, when the two are brought together and fastened, his grave-clothes generally being some of his common wearing apparel.

From Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick by Springer, John S.

"He is watching me again," she panted: "he stands there in his grave-clothes!"

From The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry

And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes and his face was bound about with a napkin, Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go, John xi.

From Biblical Extracts Or, The Holy Scriptures Analyzed; Showing its Contradictions, Absurdities, and Immoralities by Cooper, Robert