Word of the Day
catafalque (n)
A raised platform that a casket rests on during a funeral or memorial service
"I don't want a plain box," Renata said. "I want a sarcophagus on a marble catafalque."
See: "What's a Catafalque?" in Slate
Thursday, June 10, 2004
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