passage grave

American  

noun

Archaeology.

1. a megalithic tomb of the Neolithic and Copper or early Bronze ages found in the British Isles and Europe, consisting of a roofed burial chamber and narrow entrance passage covered by a round mound and containing human remains and funerary offerings.

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Etymology

Origin of passage grave

First recorded in 1930–35

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passage grave

And more serious if possible than Monsieur Beauchamp was Doris herself, facing him from the opposite side of the passage; grave, indeed, as any wood nymph performing some sacred rite in a sylvan temple.

From Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century by Nancy Huston Banks

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