tomb
noun
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
tombless
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a word derived from
tomb.
Example Sentences
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Leucaspis there, and Lycia's chief he viewed, Orontes, joyless, tombless, whom of late, Sea-tost from Troy, the blustering South pursued, 397 And ship and crew at once whelmed in the rolling flood.
From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Edward Fairfax Taylor
And now what spoils from Magnus' tombless corse Her hand may snatch, on which of Caesar's limbs She soon may pounce, she makes her foul forecast And eager gloats.
From Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars by Lucan
Be not so hard Thus without ruth tombless to cast him forth; Nor be so vanquished by a vehement will, That to thy hate even Justice’ self must bow.
From The Seven Plays in English Verse by Sophocles
Shroudless and tombless they sank to their rest, While o’er their ashes the starry fold flying Wraps the proud eagle they roused from his nest!
From How the Flag Became Old Glory by A. C. Valentine
Its small windows and one door open on the tombless graveyard at the back,—perhaps that they might not be smashed by the mob, or admit the ribaldry of the street.
From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett by Moncure Daniel Conway
