catafalque

A noun referring to a decorated platform or bier on which a coffin is placed during a funeral ceremony, often used for lying in state.

• 🇩🇪Eine verzierte Plattform oder ein Gerüst, auf dem der Sarg während einer Trauerfeier aufgebahrt wird, oft zum Abschiednehmen.

1. Funeral platform C2 formal

   An ornate, raised structure used to support a coffin during a funeral or lying-in-state ceremony.

   • The queen's coffin was placed on a grand catafalque in the cathedral.
   • The catafalque was draped in black velvet and adorned with flowers.
   • Mourners filed past the catafalque to pay their final respects.

   🇩🇪Katafalk

   Synonyme: bier

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