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lich-wakes

lich-wakes is the plural of lich-wake.

Meaning of lich-wake

Noun

lich-wake (plural lich-wakes)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) The wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial.
    • In some parts of Scotland is still kept up the custon of Lyke-wake (Lich-wake), or watching beside the dead body before its burial.1871, Walter Field, Stones of the temple, or, Lessons from the fabric and furniture of the church
    Synonyms:
    late-wake

Questions about lich-wakes

What is lich-wakes the plural of?
Lich-wakes is the plural of lich-wake.

Words near lich-wakes in the dictionary

  1. lich-house
  2. lich-houses
  3. lich-king
  4. lich-lord
  5. lich-wake
  6. lich-wakes
  7. lich-way
  8. licham
  9. lichanoi
  10. lichanos
  11. lichdom

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