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catafalque

cat·a·falque [ káttə fàlk, káttə fàwlk ] (plural cat·a·falques)

noun

Definition:

1. platform for coffin: a raised and decorated platform on which the coffin of a distinguished person lies in state before or during a funeral

2. representation of coffin: in the Roman Catholic Church, a structure resembling a coffin that is used to represent a dead person at a requiem mass given after the person's funeral

[Mid-17th century. Via French< Italian catafalco]