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Lich gate
(gcide) | Lich \Lich\ (l[i^]ch), n. [AS. l[imac]c body. See Like, a.]
A dead body; a corpse. [Obs.]
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Lich fowl (Zool.), the European goatsucker; -- called also
lich owl.
Lich gate, a covered gate through which the corpse was
carried to the church or burial place, and where the bier
was placed to await the clergyman; a corpse gate. [Prov.
Eng.] --Halliwell.
Lich wake, the wake, or watching, held over a corpse before
burial. [Prov Eng.] --Chaucer.
Lich wall, the wall of a churchyard or burying ground.
Lich way, the path by which the dead are carried to the
grave. [Prov. Eng.]
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lich gate
(gcide) | Corpse \Corpse\ (k[^o]rps), n. [OF. cors (sometimes written
corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See
Midriff, and cf. Corse, Corselet, Corps, Cuerpo.]
1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; --
sometimes contemptuously. [Obs.]
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Note: Formerly written (after the French form) corps. See
Corps, n., 1.
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2. The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig.
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He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it
sprung upon its feet. --D. Webster.
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Corpse candle.
(a) A thick candle formerly used at a lich wake, or the
customary watching with a corpse on the night before
its interment.
(b) A luminous appearance, resembling the flame of a
candle, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp
places, superstitiously regarded as portending death.
Corpse gate, the gate of a burial place through which the
dead are carried, often having a covered porch; -- called
also lich gate.
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Lich gate
(gcide) | Lich \Lich\ (l[i^]ch), n. [AS. l[imac]c body. See Like, a.]
A dead body; a corpse. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Lich fowl (Zool.), the European goatsucker; -- called also
lich owl.
Lich gate, a covered gate through which the corpse was
carried to the church or burial place, and where the bier
was placed to await the clergyman; a corpse gate. [Prov.
Eng.] --Halliwell.
Lich wake, the wake, or watching, held over a corpse before
burial. [Prov Eng.] --Chaucer.
Lich wall, the wall of a churchyard or burying ground.
Lich way, the path by which the dead are carried to the
grave. [Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Corpse \Corpse\ (k[^o]rps), n. [OF. cors (sometimes written
corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See
Midriff, and cf. Corse, Corselet, Corps, Cuerpo.]
1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; --
sometimes contemptuously. [Obs.]
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Note: Formerly written (after the French form) corps. See
Corps, n., 1.
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2. The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig.
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He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it
sprung upon its feet. --D. Webster.
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Corpse candle.
(a) A thick candle formerly used at a lich wake, or the
customary watching with a corpse on the night before
its interment.
(b) A luminous appearance, resembling the flame of a
candle, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp
places, superstitiously regarded as portending death.
Corpse gate, the gate of a burial place through which the
dead are carried, often having a covered porch; -- called
also lich gate.
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