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View synonyms for catafalque
catafalque
[ kat-uh-fawk, -fawlk, -falk ]
noun
- a raised structure on which the body of a deceased person lies or is carried in state.
- a hearse.
catafalque
/ ˈkætəˌfælk /
noun
- a temporary raised platform on which a body lies in state before or during a funeral
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catafalque1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catafalque1
C17: from French, from Italian catafalco, of uncertain origin; compare scaffold
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Example Sentences
All day long and through the night a stream of people filed reverently by the catafalque.
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The said alcaldes-in-ordinary and two regidors assisted the fiscal auditor as managers in the construction of that catafalque.
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The body had been placed on a rich catafalque, beneath a canopy of velvet.
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Then he rose, as pale as death, and walked up the steps of the catafalque.
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His helmet and breast-plate are always laid upon the catafalque.
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