経帷子きょうかたびら

noun

white burial kimono; shroud

A plain white kimono used in Buddhist funerals to dress the deceased. The term is specific to Japanese funeral customs.

• 故こ人じんに経帷子きょうかたびらを着きせるのは、葬そう儀ぎの大たい切せつな儀ぎ式しきの一ひとつです。

  Dressing the deceased in a white burial kimono is one of the important funeral rites.