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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Catafalque \Cat"a*falque`\, n. [F., fr It catafalco, scaffold, funeral canopy; of uncertain origin; cf Sp catafalso, cadahalso cadalso Pr casafalc OF chafaut Cf {Scaffold}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: catafalque n : a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral
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