mortcloth
noun
mort·cloth
\ˈmȯrtˌklȯth\
Definition of mortcloth
1 chiefly Scottish : a funeral pall let the bedclothes, for a mortcloth, drop into great laps and folds of sculptor's work — Robert Browning
2 Scottish : money paid for the use of a pall
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Origin and Etymology of mortcloth
obsolete English mort death (from Middle French, from Latin mort-, mors) + English cloth
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