Leichenhaus
Leichenhaus noun: a heated space with an attendant, where dead bodies were kept until they showed signs of decomposition, ensuring that a live person would not be buried; a waiting mortuary.
Noun
Leichenhaus (plural Leichenhauses)
- A heated space with an attendant, where dead bodies were kept until they showed signs of decomposition, ensuring that a live person would not be buried; a waiting mortuary.
- The Leichenhaus is comprised of three large chambers or salons, in which the dead are placed upon raised couches and surrounded by flowers.1894, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, From Ponkapog to Pesth, page 35
- “Welcome to the Hillmont Leichenhaus,” said the attendant in a tired monotone. “Our Leichenhaus was built by the Society for the Prevention of Premature Burial, Hillmont branch. […]"2007, John Klima, Jeff VanderMeer, Elizabeth Hand, Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories, page 57
Forms of Leichenhaus
| plural | Leichenhauses |
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Origin of Leichenhaus
Borrowed from German Leichenhaus, from Leiche (“corpse”) + -n- + Haus (“house”).
Questions about Leichenhaus
- What does Leichenhaus mean?
- Leichenhaus means a heated space with an attendant, where dead bodies were kept until they showed signs of decomposition, ensuring that a live person would not be buried; a waiting mortuary.
- What part of speech is Leichenhaus?
- Leichenhaus is a noun.
- What is the plural of Leichenhaus?
- The plural of Leichenhaus is Leichenhauses.
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