charnel

[ chahr-nl ]

/ ˈtʃɑr nl /

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noun

a repository for dead bodies.

adjective

of, like, or fit for a charnel; deathlike; sepulchral.

Origin of charnel

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin carnāle, noun and adjective use of neuter of carnāliscarnal

Words nearby charnel

charm offensive, charmonium, charm quark, charm school, charm the pants off, charnel, charnel house, Charnley, Charolais, Charon, charophyte

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Example sentences from the Web for charnel

Some of these had been used as charnel houses, and had been filled with dead bodies.
For the Temple|G. A. Henty
From time to time, however, the bones were collected and placed in this crypt of Charnel Chapel.
The History of London|Walter Besant
It was a charnel yard on the hill-side, near to one of the town's six gates.
The Scapegoat|Hall Caine
In the blue gloom of evening, in one of the fever-tents, the two rows of still figures became hideous, charnel.
Wounds in the rain|Stephen Crane

I was glad to leave this charnel house and breathe again the salubrious atmosphere of the streets of "Fair Edina."
Audubon and his Journals, Volume I (of 2)|Maria R. Audubon

British Dictionary definitions for charnel

charnel

/ (ˈtʃɑːnəl) /

noun

short for charnel house

adjective

ghastly; sepulchral; deathly

Word Origin for charnel

C14: from Old French: burial place, from Latin carnālis fleshly, carnal

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单词	charnel
释义	charnel [ chahr-nl ] / ˈtʃɑr nl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR charnel ON THESAURUS.COM noun a repository for dead bodies. adjective of, like, or fit for a charnel; deathlike; sepulchral. Origin of charnel First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin carnāle, noun and adjective use of neuter of carnāliscarnal Words nearby charnel charm offensive, charmonium, charm quark, charm school, charm the pants off, charnel, charnel house, Charnley, Charolais, Charon, charophyte Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for charnel Some of these had been used as charnel houses, and had been filled with dead bodies. For the Temple\|G. A. Henty From time to time, however, the bones were collected and placed in this crypt of Charnel Chapel. The History of London\|Walter Besant It was a charnel yard on the hill-side, near to one of the town's six gates. The Scapegoat\|Hall Caine In the blue gloom of evening, in one of the fever-tents, the two rows of still figures became hideous, charnel. Wounds in the rain\|Stephen Crane I was glad to leave this charnel house and breathe again the salubrious atmosphere of the streets of "Fair Edina." Audubon and his Journals, Volume I (of 2)\|Maria R. Audubon British Dictionary definitions for charnel charnel / (ˈtʃɑːnəl) / noun short for charnel house adjective ghastly; sepulchral; deathly Word Origin for charnel C14: from Old French: burial place, from Latin carnālis fleshly, carnal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to charnel tomb, garden, graveyard, mortuary, crypt, sepulcher, catacomb, vault, churchyard, ossuary, necropolis, grave, charnel house, boot hill, potter's field, cemetery, memorial park, resting place, morgue, ossuarium
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charnel

noun

adjective

Origin of charnel

Words nearby charnel

Example sentences from the Web for charnel

British Dictionary definitions for charnel

noun

adjective

Word Origin for charnel

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