n. a decorated wooden framework for supporting the coffin of a distinguished person during a funeral or while lying in state.
[ F f. It. catafalco, of unkn. orig.: cf. SCAFFOLD ]
n. a decorated wooden framework for supporting the coffin of a distinguished person during a funeral or while lying in state.
[ F f. It. catafalco, of unkn. orig.: cf. SCAFFOLD ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012