CHARNEL


Meaning of CHARNEL in English

I. ˈchärn ə l, -ȧn- noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin carnale, from Late Latin, neuter of carnalis fleshly — more at carnal

1. obsolete : cemetery

2.

a. or charnel house : a building, chamber, or other area in which bodies or bones are deposited

b. : a mortuary chapel

II. adjective

1. : constituting a charnel

2. : gruesomely indicative or suggestive of death : sepulchral , ghastly

a chest filled full of dead men's bones. A charnel smell came from them — Hope Muntz

devices to which the charnel superstition of the monks has given rise — E.A.Poe

III. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French chernel, from Latin cardinalis of a hinge — more at cardinal

obsolete : a hinge especially of a helmet

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