winding sheet
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Deathwinding sheetwinding sheet /ˈwaɪndɪŋ ʃiːt/ noun [countable] MXa cloth that is wrapped around a dead person’s body before it is buried, used especially in the past SYN shroudExamples from the Corpuswinding sheet• The winding sheet was also found permeated with excessive dampness.