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catafalque noun[ C ] uk /ˈkæt.ə.fælk/ us /ˈkæt̬.ə.fɑːlk/ a decorated structure on which the coffin(= a long box that holds a dead body) of an important person is placed before or during their funeral: The royal coffin was placed on the catafalque in Westminster Hall. The casket rested on a catafalque draped with red velvet. His casket will rest on a catafalque, surrounded by flags and a military honour guard. At the head of the catafalque were two huge wax candles and a gold cross. Following Alexander's death in Babylon in 323 BC, a team of artists and engineers spent months preparing a magnificent catafalque. A vast triumphal arch towers over a stone catafalque bearing the names of 73,000 men who went missing in action. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Funerals burial society closed-casket funeral funeral director funeral home funerary funereally green burial hearse lay lie morgue mortician mortuary open-casket pall send send something off viewing wake |