A man-made mound; spec. a burial mound, a tumulus. Cf. law, n.3 2.
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释义 | the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > [noun] > mound (22) loweOE A man-made mound; spec. a burial mound, a tumulus. Cf. law, n.3 2. barrowc1000 A mound of earth or stones erected in early times over a grave; a grave-mound, a tumulus. Also attributive as barrow-wight n. (see quot. 1891); so… motea1522 A barrow, a tumulus. Now regional (chiefly Irish English). burial-hillc1600 a mound erected over a grave, a tumulus, barrow. law1607 A monumental tumulus of stones. Obsolete. mound1635 An artificially constructed elevation or heap of earth, stones, debris, etc.; esp. a pile of earth heaped up on a grave; a tumulus. tumulus1686 An ancient sepulchral mound, a barrow (barrow, n.1 3). tor1794 Locally in Scotland, applied to an artificial mound; a burial mound. burial-mound1854 grave-mound1859 a hillock, or a barrow or tumulus, indicating the site of an interment, a burial-mound. grave1863 A grave-mound. Also transf., dead men's graves (see quot.). how1947 An artificial mound, tumulus, or barrow. Subcategories:— small (1) — of specific shape (7) — other specific types (2) |
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