transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈka-tə-ˌfȯ(l)k, -ˌfalk ]
noun
Etymology: Italian catafalco, from Vulgar Latin * catafalicum scaffold, from cata- + Latin fala siege tower
Date: 1641
1. : an ornamental structure sometimes used in funerals for the lying in state of the body
2. : a pall-covered coffin-shaped structure used at requiem masses celebrated after burial