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Definition of Catafalques
1. catafalque [n] - See also: catafalque
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catafalques
Literary usage of Catafalques
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1897)
"In the interior of the Catholic churches, it had only been thought proper to
dress little catafalques, as for burials of the third and fourth ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly (1884)
"4. social importance of the deceased, either large earthern catafalques with ...
The best finished catafalques of earth are whitewashed and painted with ..."
3. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1898)
"In the interior of the Catholic churches, it had only been thought proper to
dress little catafalques, as for burials of the third and fourth class. ..."
4. Glimpses of California and the Missions by Helen Hunt Jackson (1907)
"The next innovation was the introduction of stately catafalques for the dead to
repose on, either in house or church, during the interval between their ..."
5. Glimpses of Three Coasts by Helen Hunt Jackson (1886)
"The next innovation was the introduction of stately catafalques for the dead to
repose on, either in house or church, during the interval between their ..."
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