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catafalque

noun as in coffin

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All day long and through the night a stream of people filed reverently by the catafalque.

The said alcaldes-in-ordinary and two regidors assisted the fiscal auditor as managers in the construction of that catafalque.

The body had been placed on a rich catafalque, beneath a canopy of velvet.

Then he rose, as pale as death, and walked up the steps of the catafalque.

His helmet and breast-plate are always laid upon the catafalque.

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On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to catafalque, such as: bier, box, and casket.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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