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catafalque
cat·a·falque C0152600 (kăt′ə-fălk′, -fôlk′)n.1. A decorated platform or framework on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral.2. Roman Catholic Church A coffin-shaped structure draped with a pall, used to represent the corpse at a Requiem Mass celebrated after the burial.
[French, from Italian catafalco.]catafalque (ˈkætəˌfælk) or catafalcona temporary raised platform on which a body lies in state before or during a funeral[C17: from French, from Italian catafalco, of uncertain origin; compare scaffold]cat•a•falque (ˈkæt əˌfɔk, -ˌfɔlk, -ˌfælk)
n. a raised structure on which the body of a deceased person lies or is carried in state. [1635–45; < French < Italian catafalco < Late Latin *catafalicum scaffold=cata- cata- + fal(a) wooden siege tower + -icum, neuter of -icus -ic] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | catafalque - a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeralbier - a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial |
Translationscatafalquecatafalcoкатафалкcatafalque
catafalqueA draped and canopied stage or scaffold, usually erected in a church, on which is placed the coffin or effigy of a deceased person.catafalque
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