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| lych-gate [ lích gàyt ] (plural lych-gates) or lich-gate [ lích gàyt ] (plural lich-gates) |
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covered gateway into churchyard: a covered gateway into a churchyard. Traditionally, pallbearers would rest the coffin there before carrying it into the church.
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| [15th century. < Old English līc "body, corpse" < Germanic] |
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