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    catafalque

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    cat·a·falque /ˈkætəfælk/ noun [countable] formal  MXa decorated raised structure on which the dead body of an important person is placed before their funeral 灵柩台    Origin catafalque (1600-1700) Italian catafalco, from Vulgar Latin catafalicum “stage, platform, scaffold”, from Greek kata- ( → CATACLYSM) + Latin fala “movable wooden structure for attacking towns”
    cat·a·falque nounChineseSyllable


    catafalque
    cat‧a‧falque /ˈkætəfælk/ noun [countable] formal
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: Italian
     Origin: catafalco, from Vulgar Latin catafalicum 'stage, platform, scaffold', from Greek kata- ( ⇨ cataclysm) + Latin fala 'movable wooden structure for attacking towns'
    a decorated raised structure on which the dead body of an important person is placed before their funeral


    cata·falqueBrE /ˈkætəfælk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkætəfælk/ 🔊 nouna decorated platform on which the dead body of a famous person is placed before a funeral 灵柩台