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• a variation of lich gate.

lych gate

British  

/ lɪtʃ /

noun

1. a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used during funerals as a temporary shelter for the bier

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Etymology

Origin of lych gate

C15: lich, from Old English līc corpse

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lych gate

As he was passing by the Church he noticed an old man, very poorly dressed in an old grey coat with the collar turned up, leaning over the lych gate, in floods of tears.

From Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton Strachey

They came to the lych gate, and the crowd jostled itself in its admiration.

From Robin Hood by N. C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth

The bells of the village church were ringing out for the service, and groups of two and three were passing in at the old lych gate.

From Teddy's Button by Amy Le Feuvre

I've been thinking," at length said Matthew, "that it's ten years since you and I, sir, and Mr. Acres, met at the old lych gate in that terrible storm.

From Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church by Walter Field

It had a typical country churchyard, with a large yew tree inside the old lych gate.

From The Carved Cupboard by Amy Le Feuvre