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catafalque::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | bier |
Examples of catafalque
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One of the most valuable pieces is a catafalque dating from the mid 18th century.
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Army and Navy officers stood at attention at the foot of the catafalque.
From the washingtontimes.com
On his death, a catafalque was built in Rome to commemorate his life.
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The gallery and the catafalque below are lit by an oculus, in turn reminiscent of Grant's Tomb.
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Catafalque Party rests on arms during the memorial service.
From the dailymercury.com.au
Ford's casket rested atop a platform known as a catafalque.
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This bier or catafalque represents the Tomb of Christ, and is made of wood, usually elaborately carved.
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A military honor guard carried the flag-draped coffin to a catafalque atop a broad stage covered in blue.
From the washingtonpost.com
In the Capitol Rotunda rested the black velvet catafalque that once bore the remains of Abraham Lincoln.
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- A decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral
- A catafalque is a raised bier or platform, often movable, that is used to support the casket, coffin, or body of the deceased during a funeral or memorial service. Following a Roman Catholic Requiem Mass, a catafalque may be used to stand in place of the body at the Absolution of the dead.
- A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate
- A stand for holding the casket in state during visitation and the funeral service.
- Also known as a casket standard. Structure on which corpse is carried.
- A raised structure on which the body of a deceased person lies or is carried in state, a bier; as derived from the wooden scaffold used as a siege tower. See PALL, COFFIN, BOX JOB, GARDEN OF STONES, BONEYARD, NATIONAL CEMETERY, MORTUARY AFFAIRS, GRAVES REGISTRATION; compare LAID BY THE WALL.
- A temporary raised structure that supports a coffin [F.]
- Noun - 1. a wooden framework, usually draped, on which the body in a coffin lies in state during an elaborate funeral 2. Roman Catholic Church a coffinlike structure used to represent the dead at a requiem Mass after the actual burial
- A platform in a chapel on which the coffin/casket stands.
