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Catafalque
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(a word of unknown origin, occurring in various forms in many European languages, meaning a funeral scaffold or temporary stage), a movable structure of wood sometimes richly decorated, erected temporarily at funeral ceremonies in a church to receive the coffin or effigy of the deceased; also an open hearse or funeral car.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Catafalque'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/catafalque.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Catafalque'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/catafalque.html. 1910.