(a) poetic the human body; (b) a building or vault in which the bones of the dead are placed, a charnel house.
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| 释义 | the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > burial-chamber > [noun] > repository or ossuary (12) bone houseOE (a) poetic the human body; (b) a building or vault in which the bones of the dead are placed, a charnel house. charnel1430 The hinge of a helmet, on which the beaver and visor moved. carnarya1552 A charnel or charnel house; also attributive. charnel house1556 A house for dead bodies; a house or vault in which the bones of the dead are piled up. ossuary1600 A receptacle (as an urn, vault, etc.) for the bones of the dead; a charnel house. golgotha1604 A place of interment; a graveyard, charnel house. repository?1639 A place in which a person is put to rest: cf. repose, v.2 3a. A place in which a dead body is deposited; a vault, a sepulchre; a tomb. conditory1706 A repository; spec. a place for depositing the dead. ossuarium1765 A receptacle or repository for the bones of the dead; = ossuary, n. 1. Also figurative. reposit1792 = repository, n. 2. Obsolete. skullery1818 A collection of skulls; a place for skulls. Subcategories:— Greek Antiquity (1) |
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