The bed where a person is dying or has died. Also figurative and in figurative contexts.
| 单词 | θ17651 |
| 释义 | the world > life > death > [noun] > place of (11) deathbedOE The bed where a person is dying or has died. Also figurative and in figurative contexts. grass-bedOE a person's grave; (also) a battlefield on which a warrior dies. fosse?a1425 A deep, wide-mouthed hollow or excavation; a hole, a pit. Also: a place of burial or sacrifice, a grave. rare and poetic or historical in later use. death house1647 A house where a person died or is going to die. bed of death1734 Phrases and locutions belonging to preceding senses. Qualified by preposition phrase, as bed of death = deathbed, n., also used as synonymous with… bed of dust1747 Phrases and locutions belonging to preceding senses. Qualified by preposition phrase, as bed of death = deathbed, n., also used as synonymous with… deathplace1790 The place where a person died or is going to die. Subcategories:— of animals (1) — of the drowned (3) |
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