Obs. [f. prec. sb.]
trans. a. To apply a ‘cerecloth’ or cerate to. b. To wrap in a cerecloth.
1620. Shelton, Quix., II. liii. I must seare-cloth my selfe; for I beleeue all my ribs are bruised.
1658. Sir T. Browne, Hydriot., ii. 31. The body of the Marquis of Dorset seemed sound and handsomely cereclothed.
1666. Dryden, Ann. Mirab., cxlviii. Some … sear-cloth Masts with strong Tar-pawling coats.
