catafalque

• Plataforma o soporte decorado, a menudo cubierto con paños fúnebres, sobre el que se coloca el ataúd durante una ceremonia de funeral o velatorio.

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.

1. Funeral platformC2formal

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

   Catafalco

   • 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.

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