CATAFALQUE


Meaning of CATAFALQUE in English

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

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