lichyard
lichyard noun: a graveyard.
Noun
lichyard (plural lichyards)
- A graveyard.
- The last sleep that my love slept
Shall last till Judgment Day,
In corner of the lichyard close,
'Neath drooping boughs of May.1893, Anne Reeve Aldrich, “A Ballad of Slumber”, in Nadine and Other Poems, page 20 - Beneath the shadow of the First Keep was an ancient lichyard, its headstones spotted with pale lichen, where the old Kings of Winter had laid their faithful servants.1996, George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones, Bantam Specta, US (1996), Voyager Books, UK (1996) Chapter 53, "Bran", unumbered page
- The last sleep that my love slept
Examples of lichyard in a sentence
- Mikken lay buried in the lichyard, and the new smith was capable of little more than nails and horseshoes.1999, George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam Spectra, published 2000, →ISBN:
- Stands of trees teeming with barking animals would be quiet as lichyards when he passed them again.2008, Jay Lake, Escapement, Tor Books, published 2009, →ISBN, page 157:
Forms of lichyard
| plural | lichyards |
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Origin of lichyard
From lich (“corpse”) + yard.
Questions about lichyard
- What does lichyard mean?
- Lichyard means a graveyard.
- How do you use lichyard in a sentence?
- Mikken lay buried in the lichyard, and the new smith was capable of little more than nails and horseshoes.
- What part of speech is lichyard?
- Lichyard is a noun.
- What is the plural of lichyard?
- The plural of lichyard is lichyards.
Words near lichyard in the dictionary
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