habit, a
habit A habit, as I understand it, is much like a professor's gown. . It was black, blue or white depending on the person who died. The gown was floor length and made of linen. It had long loose arms. It had a belt of similar material. The person who was waking was dressed in his best clothes a...
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/32643 |
| Summary: | habit A habit, as I understand it, is much like a professor's gown. . It was black, blue or white depending on the person who died. The gown was floor length and made of linen. It had long loose arms. It had a belt of similar material. The person who was waking was dressed in his best clothes and the gown was put on over the clothes. In my grandmother's day it was called a habit. in my mother's time gown was being used as a substitute for the word 'habit'. JH 12/71 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used |
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