Catafalque

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A decorated platform or framework on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral.
  • n. Roman Catholic Church A coffin-shaped structure draped with a pall, used to represent the corpse at a requiem Mass celebrated after the burial.
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  • n. A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A temporary structure sometimes used in the funeral solemnities of eminent persons, for the public exhibition of the remains, or their conveyance to the place of burial.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A stage or scaffolding, erected usually in the nave of a church, to support a coffin on the occasion of a ceremonious funeral.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral
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    bier   
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