Definition of charnel in English:

charnel

noun ˈtʃɑːn(ə)lˈCHärnl

short for charnel house
Example sentencesExamples
- Most knights' bones never got into charnels; they were safely enclosed in tombs inside a church.
- Undoubtedly the charnel features had many other meanings to the people who used them, ones that leave no archaeologically identifiable traces.
- These charnel facilities consisted of a shallow limestone-lined pit, made from a single layer of horizontal slabs that were laid out on a prepared subsoil surface.
- The charnel was pulled down after the Reformation.
- Some say it was merely a charnel pit - a functional repository of massed human bone.

adjective ˈtʃɑːn(ə)lˈCHärnl

Associated with death.
I gagged on the charnel stench of the place
Example sentencesExamples
- A foul odor of decaying flesh permeated the air of this subterranean charnel chamber.
- It is argued, based on archaeological and ethnohistoric data, that the layout of the mound, burials, and charnel features is patterned after Native American notions of the cosmos.
- The symbolic suitability of dark and dismal weather, however, is not the main reason Mary Shelley selected this particular month for the nativity of Victor's charnel creature.
- Between them both sides lost half a million men and how many still lie buried in that charnel soil may never be known.
- A charnel stench filled the air and made them recoil in disgust.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin carnale, neuter (used as a noun) of carnalis 'relating to flesh' (see carnal).

Definition of charnel in US English:

charnel

nounˈCHärnl

short for charnel house
Example sentencesExamples
- Undoubtedly the charnel features had many other meanings to the people who used them, ones that leave no archaeologically identifiable traces.
- Some say it was merely a charnel pit - a functional repository of massed human bone.
- Most knights' bones never got into charnels; they were safely enclosed in tombs inside a church.
- These charnel facilities consisted of a shallow limestone-lined pit, made from a single layer of horizontal slabs that were laid out on a prepared subsoil surface.
- The charnel was pulled down after the Reformation.

adjectiveˈCHärnl

Associated with death.
I gagged on the charnel stench of the place
Example sentencesExamples
- It is argued, based on archaeological and ethnohistoric data, that the layout of the mound, burials, and charnel features is patterned after Native American notions of the cosmos.
- Between them both sides lost half a million men and how many still lie buried in that charnel soil may never be known.
- A charnel stench filled the air and made them recoil in disgust.
- The symbolic suitability of dark and dismal weather, however, is not the main reason Mary Shelley selected this particular month for the nativity of Victor's charnel creature.
- A foul odor of decaying flesh permeated the air of this subterranean charnel chamber.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin carnale, neuter (used as a noun) of carnalis ‘relating to flesh’ (see carnal).

单词	charnel
释义	Definition of charnel in English: charnel noun ˈtʃɑːn(ə)lˈCHärnl short for charnel house Example sentencesExamples Most knights' bones never got into charnels; they were safely enclosed in tombs inside a church. Undoubtedly the charnel features had many other meanings to the people who used them, ones that leave no archaeologically identifiable traces. These charnel facilities consisted of a shallow limestone-lined pit, made from a single layer of horizontal slabs that were laid out on a prepared subsoil surface. The charnel was pulled down after the Reformation. Some say it was merely a charnel pit - a functional repository of massed human bone. adjective ˈtʃɑːn(ə)lˈCHärnl Associated with death. I gagged on the charnel stench of the place Example sentencesExamples A foul odor of decaying flesh permeated the air of this subterranean charnel chamber. It is argued, based on archaeological and ethnohistoric data, that the layout of the mound, burials, and charnel features is patterned after Native American notions of the cosmos. The symbolic suitability of dark and dismal weather, however, is not the main reason Mary Shelley selected this particular month for the nativity of Victor's charnel creature. Between them both sides lost half a million men and how many still lie buried in that charnel soil may never be known. A charnel stench filled the air and made them recoil in disgust. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin carnale, neuter (used as a noun) of carnalis 'relating to flesh' (see carnal). Definition of charnel in US English: charnel nounˈCHärnl short for charnel house Example sentencesExamples Undoubtedly the charnel features had many other meanings to the people who used them, ones that leave no archaeologically identifiable traces. Some say it was merely a charnel pit - a functional repository of massed human bone. Most knights' bones never got into charnels; they were safely enclosed in tombs inside a church. These charnel facilities consisted of a shallow limestone-lined pit, made from a single layer of horizontal slabs that were laid out on a prepared subsoil surface. The charnel was pulled down after the Reformation. adjectiveˈCHärnl Associated with death. I gagged on the charnel stench of the place Example sentencesExamples It is argued, based on archaeological and ethnohistoric data, that the layout of the mound, burials, and charnel features is patterned after Native American notions of the cosmos. Between them both sides lost half a million men and how many still lie buried in that charnel soil may never be known. A charnel stench filled the air and made them recoil in disgust. The symbolic suitability of dark and dismal weather, however, is not the main reason Mary Shelley selected this particular month for the nativity of Victor's charnel creature. A foul odor of decaying flesh permeated the air of this subterranean charnel chamber. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin carnale, neuter (used as a noun) of carnalis ‘relating to flesh’ (see carnal).
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