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"Shroud Knot -- Pass a stop at such a distance from each end of the broken shroud as to afford sufficient length of strands, when it is unlaid, to form a single wall knot on each side after the parts have been married." -Britannica, 1910

Shroud Knot

"Shroud Knot -- Pass a stop at such a distance from each end of the broken shroud as to afford sufficient…

"A knot by which the two parts of a shroud which has been broken or shot away are reunited." -Whitney, 1911

Shroud Knots

"A knot by which the two parts of a shroud which has been broken or shot away are reunited." -Whitney,…