| Funerary dictionary |
- bier - n. 1. A stand on which a corpse or a coffin
containing a corpse is placed before burial. 2. A coffin along
with its stand
- catacomb
- catafalque - n. 1. A decorated platform or framework
on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral. 2. Roman
Catholic Church. A coffin-shaped structure draped with a
pall, used to represent the corpse at a requiem Mass celebrated
after the burial
- cepulcher
- cist - n. A Neolithic stone coffin
- crypt
- hearse - n. 1. A vehicle for conveying a coffin to
a church or cemetery. 2. A framelike structure over a coffin
or tomb on which to hang epitaphs
- mausoleum
- pall - n. 1. A cover for a coffin, bier, or tomb,
often made of black, purple, or white velvet. 2. A coffin, especially
one being carried to a grave or tomb
- sandapile - n. An obsolete word meaning 'a coffin'
- sar·coph·a·gus - n. A stone coffin,
often inscribed or decorated with sculpture
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