| 单词 | tomb chest |
| 释义 | > as lemmastomb chest tomb chest n. a large rectangular free-standing funerary monument typically positioned above a tomb in a church, usually resembling a stone chest or altar decorated with carvings, inscriptions, or heraldic motifs, and sometimes surmounted by a recumbent effigy or other representation of the deceased; a similar monument in a churchyard or cemetery, not usually bearing an effigy. ΚΠ 1917 Burlington Mag. Nov. 193/2 A remarkable tomb chest in Salisbury Cathedral. 1955 M. D. Anderson Imagery Brit. Churches ii. ii. 44 The late medieval tomb chests often have small figures arranged in niches all round them. 2004 Church Times 31 Dec. 28/3 Black tomb-chests glisten with grime in the churchyard opposite. < as lemmas |
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