charnel house

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char·nel house /ˈtʃɑːnl haʊs $ ˈtʃɑːr-/ noun [countable]  literaryMX a place where the bodies and bones of dead people are stored 存骸所；尸骨堂；停尸间

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charnel house• Out of the gloom emerge the later paintings, charnel house visions of desolation.• In the charnel house the hospital had become, Minnie died too.• Athelstan caught a glimpse of the two lepers, shrouded in their hoods near the charnel house.Origin charnel house (1500-1600) French charnel, from Medieval Latin carnale, from Late Latin carnalis; → CARNAL

char·nel house nounChineseSyllable  

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charnel house
char‧nel house /ˈtʃɑːnl haʊs $ ˈtʃɑːr-/ noun [countable]literary a place where the bodies and bones of dead people are stored

char·nel houseBrE /ˈtʃɑːnl haʊs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʃɑːrnl haʊs/ 🔊 nouna place used in the past for keeping dead human bodies or bones （旧时）存放尸骨的地方