lych-gate
lych-gate noun: a churchyard gateway with a roof, under which a corpse was laid during a funeral to await the arrival of the clergyman.
Noun
lych-gate (plural lych-gates)
- A churchyard gateway with a roof, under which a corpse was laid during a funeral to await the arrival of the clergyman.
- If you take the turn to the left, after you pass the lyke-gate at Combehurst Church, …1851, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, The Moorland Cottage, HTML edition, Project Gutenburg, published 2004
- Church Hill climbs steeply to All Saints, with its lych-gate at the entrance to the churchyard.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 68
- Synonyms:
- resurrection gate
lych-gate meaning in Thai
lych-gate in Thai
- churchyard gateway
- ซุ้มประตูสุสาน súm bprà-dtoo sù-săan
Synonyms of lych-gate
Forms of lych-gate
| plural | lych-gates |
|---|---|
| alternative form | lychgate |
| alternative form | lych gate |
| alternative form | lichgate |
| alternative form | lich-gate |
| alternative form | lich gate |
| alternative form | litchgate |
| alternative form | litch-gate |
| alternative form | litch gate |
| alternative form | lytchgate |
| alternative form | lytch-gate |
| alternative form | lytch gate |
| alternative form | lykegate |
| alternative form | lyke-gate |
| alternative form | lyke gate |
Origin of lych-gate
From lich (“corpse”) + gate.
Questions about lych-gate
- What does lych-gate mean?
- Lych-gate means a churchyard gateway with a roof, under which a corpse was laid during a funeral to await the arrival of the clergyman.
- What is lych-gate in Thai?
- Lych-gate in Thai is ซุ้มประตูสุสาน (súm bprà-dtoo sù-săan). See Lych-gate meaning in Thai.
- What part of speech is lych-gate?
- Lych-gate is a noun.
- What is the plural of lych-gate?
- The plural of lych-gate is lych-gates.
Words near lych-gate in the dictionary
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