Until noon, the hour of the funeral, crowds continued to file by the plain pine coffin on its plain flower-covered catafalque.
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Catafalque
/ˈkatəfalk/
Synonyms for "catafalque" (30 found)
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Noun(2 words)
coffin platformcoffin stand
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6 entriescanopied catafalqueceremonial catafalquedecorated catafalquefuneral catafalqueportable catafalquewooden catafalque
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After another brief funeral rite at Tzu Hu, the presidential casket was laid on the catafalque in the central hall of a temporary “mausoleum” and sealed with marble slabs. There, the body of President Chiang will rest pending permanent burial in the mainland after its recovery.
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The period of official mourning was long-drawn-out even by the standards of the day; the funeral ceremony held in Avignon's cathedral lasted a full nine days, with the pope's catafalque hung with black silk beneath candelabra likewise draped in black.
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