单词 | catafalque |
释义 | catafalque/ˈkatəfalk /noun A decorated wooden framework supporting the coffin of a distinguished person during a funeral or while lying in state.It was 11.15 am when the bearer party, their faces strained in concentration, came into the crisp, morning sunlight having lifted the coffin from the catafalque in the great Westminster Hall where it had rested since Friday....
OriginMid 17th century: from French, from Italian catafalco, of unknown origin. Compare with scaffold. |
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