Tumulus
[tju:mjulәs]
Definition
(n.) An artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave, particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient times; a barrow.
Edited by Eileen
Definition
n. a mound of earth over a grave: a barrow:—pl. Tū′mūlī.—adjs. Tū′mūlar -y Tū′mūlous.—v.t. Tū′mūlate to cover with a mound.—n. Tūmūlos′ity.
Editor: Sheldon
Examples
- She indicated the faint light at the bottom of the valley which Fairway had pointed out; and the two women descended the tumulus. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- They met in the little ditch encircling the tumulus--the original excavation from which it had been thrown up by the ancient British people. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
Inputed by Juana