catafalque
noun
cat·a·falque
ˈka-tə-ˌfȯ(l)k 
-ˌfalk
1
: an ornamental structure sometimes used in funerals for the lying in state of the body
2
: a pall-covered coffin-shaped structure used at requiem masses celebrated after burial
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Harrison the Harlem Knight on catafalque; Mission from the South Bronx; Big Boy from the Rox; Vark of the Queens Zulus; me from B’More.
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Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
New Order emerged from the catafalque of Manchester’s great, gloomy punk band Joy Division (its name teased Nazi dehumanization inspired by the hipster decadence of America’s the Velvet Underground).
—Armond White, National Review, 14 June 2023
The queen’s coffin was lifted from its platform, known as a catafalque, shortly after 10:35 a.m. (5:35 a.m. ET) by members of the British Army’s Grenadier Guards, soldiers whose iconic tall, black busby hats have appeared in a million tourist photographs outside Buckingham Palace.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2022
The justice will also lie in state in the United States Capitol, the first woman in American history to be so honored, and her coffin will be placed on the same catafalque that bore the body of President Abraham Lincoln, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Monday.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2020
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Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
New Order emerged from the catafalque of Manchester’s great, gloomy punk band Joy Division (its name teased Nazi dehumanization inspired by the hipster decadence of America’s the Velvet Underground).
—Armond White, National Review, 14 June 2023
The queen’s coffin was lifted from its platform, known as a catafalque, shortly after 10:35 a.m. (5:35 a.m. ET) by members of the British Army’s Grenadier Guards, soldiers whose iconic tall, black busby hats have appeared in a million tourist photographs outside Buckingham Palace.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2022
The justice will also lie in state in the United States Capitol, the first woman in American history to be so honored, and her coffin will be placed on the same catafalque that bore the body of President Abraham Lincoln, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Monday.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2020
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“Catafalque.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catafalque. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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