lych gate
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of lych gate
C15: lich, from Old English līc corpse
Example Sentences
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They came to the lych gate, and the crowd jostled itself in its admiration.
From Robin Hood by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)
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 Strachey, Giles Lytton
Another relic of this time is the panel of carved oak in the lych gate of St. Giles', Bloomsbury, dated 1638.
From Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time by Litchfield, Frederick
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 Le Feuvre, Amy
The church is very picturesquely situated on sloping ground, an avenue of yews leading from the lych gate to the porch.
From What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association by Home, Gordon
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