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Thread #17850 Message #174168
Posted By: Sourdough
05-Feb-00 - 11:17 PM
Thread Name: Help: Usher's Well: What is a 'winding sheet'
Subject: RE: Help: Usher's Well: What is a 'winding sheet'
Isn't a winding sheet a synonym for a shroud? I always think of ghosts as wearing their shroud. (As I write this, I am watching the Italians sailing against the US. Both boats are wearing *their* shrouds.)