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A roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals
Answer for the clue "A roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals ", 8 letters:
lychgate
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n. (alternative spelling of lych-gate English)
WordNet
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n. a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals [syn: lichgate ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A lychgate , also spelled lichgate , lycugate , lyke-gate or as two separate words lych gate , (from Old English lic , corpse) is a gateway covered with a roof found at the entrance to a traditional English or English-style churchyard . Examples exist also ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As they waited, Maltravers silently took the torch from Sally Baker's hand, then they stiffened as the lychgate creaked. ▪ There are two gates to the church, a lychgate from the main road side, the other on Town Street.
Usage examples of lychgate.
Rosemund had reached the donkey, which had found a tuft of foxtail grass sticking out of the snow next to the lychgate.