Synonyms for catafalque

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kat-uh-fawk, -fawlk, -falk

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæt əˌfɔk, -ˌfɔlk, -ˌfælk

Définition of catafalque

Origin : 1640s, from French catafalque (17c.), from Italian catafalco "scaffold," from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum, from Greek kata- "down" (see cata-), used in Medieval Latin with a sense of "beside, alongside" + fala "scaffolding, wooden siege tower," a word said to be of Etruscan origin. The Medieval Latin word also yielded Old French chaffaut, chafaud (Modern French échafaud) "scaffold."

noun coffin

Example sentences :

Prepare the catafalque in St. Martin's church, and place it before the altar!
Extract from : « A Word Only A Word, Complete » by Georg Ebers

The catafalque bore a notice to the effect that he had abjured heresy.
Extract from : « Mysteries of Police and Crime » by Arthur Griffiths

Then he rose, as pale as death, and walked up the steps of the catafalque.
Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Vol. 1 - No. 1, » by Various

Boris could not imagine how any human being could sleep in such a catafalque.
Extract from : « The Precipice » by Ivan Goncharov

The whole appearance of the catafalque was tasteful and elegant.
Extract from : « The Life and Public Services of James A. Garfield » by Emma Elizabeth Brown

In the center of it arose the catafalque, which was octagonal in form.
Extract from : « The Philippine Islands, 14931898, Volume XXXVI, 16491666 » by Various

With inimitable grace she knelt down on one side of the catafalque.
Extract from : « Louisa Of Prussia and Her Times » by Louise Muhlbach

I'm not a Catafalque, Chlorine, so it—it can't interfere with me.
Extract from : « The Black Poodle » by F. Anstey

I failed to quell it, as every Catafalque, however brave and resolute, has failed yet.
Extract from : « The Black Poodle » by F. Anstey

She envied her father's friend who lay in some catafalque across the square.
Extract from : « Eden » by Edgar Saltus

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