catafalque
noun[C]
uk/ˈkæt.ə.fælk/us/ˈkæt̬.ə.fɑːlk/adecoratedstructureon which thecoffin(= alongboxthatholdsadeadbody)of animportantpersonisplacedbefore or duringtheirfuneral:
Theroyalcoffinwasplacedon the catafalque inWestminsterHall.
Thecasketrestedon a catafalquedrapedwithredvelvet.
- Hiscasketwillreston a catafalque,surroundedbyflagsand amilitaryhonourguard.
- At theheadof the catafalque were twohugewaxcandlesand agoldcross.
- Following Alexander'sdeathin Babylon in 323 BC, ateamofartistsandengineersspentmonthspreparingamagnificentcatafalque.
- Avasttriumphalarchtowersover astonecatafalquebearingthenamesof 73,000 men who wentmissinginaction.
Funerals
- closed-casket
- funeral
- funeral director
- funeral home
- funeral parlour
- funerary
- funereally
- green burial
- hearse
- lay
- laysomethingout
- lie
- morgue
- mortician
- mortuary
- open-casket
- pall
- pallbearer
- send
- sendsomethingoff