Catafalque

['kætəfælk] or ['kætə,fælk]

Definition

(noun.) a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral.

Typist: Sophie--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A temporary structure sometimes used in the funeral solemnities of eminent persons, for the public exhibition of the remains, or their conveyance to the place of burial.

Typed by Angelo

Definition

n. a temporary structure of carpentry representing a tomb or cenotaph placed over the coffin during a lying-in-state: a tomb of state a funeral car.—Also Catafal′co.

Checker: Micawber