grave-clothes
Example Sentences
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The raising of Lazarus, who appears at a door in his grave-clothes, while Christ with a wand stands before it.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
His shroud and grave-clothes from the first were bad; They very soon wore out, and now he goes Without a coat, and with bare legs and toes.'
From The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors by Various
And when He died, others must provide the grave-clothes and the tomb, for He had none of His own.
From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various
It lifted itself up slowly, and I could not see the face; but I cried out in terror "Who is it?" and the grave-clothes fell—it was Alice!
From Ellen Middleton—A Tale by Fullerton, Georgiana
All nature seemed to be throwing off its grave-clothes.
From The Man Who Rose Again by Hocking, Joseph
