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Definition of: catafalque
(kat′ə·falk) noun
1. A temporary raised structure or staging that supports the coffin, usually draped, of a deceased personage lying in state.
2. The drapery on or the hangings over it.
3. A stately funeral car. [<F <Ital. catafalco]
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