(from the article `embalming`) ...that few would consider it. Instead, cerecloths, strips of fabric impregnated with wax and wrapped snugly around the body to exclude air, were ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/47
Cere'ment noun [ Latin cera wax: confer French cirement .] (a) A cerecloth used for the special purpose of enveloping a dead body when embalmed. (b) Any shroud or wrapping for the dead. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/47