mummy-cloth

Updated: July 23, 2026

In the second row the dried and shrivelled creatures were closely wrapped in nature's mummy-cloth of green; in the third, some of those last exposed still retained a dull brown colour. None were recent. Above, under the eaves, the spiders' webs had thickly gathered; beneath, the nettles flourished. But the end of the shed was the place where the more distinguished offenders were gibbeted.

Richard Jefferies - The Amateur Poacher