CATAFALQUE


Meaning of CATAFALQUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkætəfælk ]

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]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.