A raised framework of wood used for other purposes; among the North American Indians, for the disposal of the dead (cf. scaffold, v. 4). Also, a…
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| 释义 | the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > other means of disposal > 			[noun]		 > exposure > structure for (2)		 scaffold1777 A raised framework of wood used for other purposes; among the North American Indians, for the disposal of the dead (cf. scaffold, v. 4). Also, a… Tower of Silence1800 a squat, cylindrical structure on which Parsees place the bodies of the dead to decompose from exposure to the sun or be consumed by carrion… | 
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