Crossword clues for lichgate
Wiktionary
lichgate
n. (alternative spelling of lych-gate English)
WordNet
lichgate
n. a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals [syn: lychgate]
Usage examples of "lichgate".
It had been softened by age to the odour of rotted leaves, but it was still unmistakable Once inside the inner gates we made our way swiftly to the lichgate and walked through the crumbling structure.
It was seldom that the coach from Wildairs Hall drew up before the lichgate, but upon rare Sunday mornings Mistress Wimpole and her two charges contrived, if Sir Jeoffry was not in an ill-humor and the coachman was complaisant, to be driven to service.
She couldn't bear to even walk past the stone - even if she did slim down enough to get through the lichgate.