lychgate
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Old English 'lic', corpse + 'geat', gate; referring to the part of the burial process where the corpse is set down at the church gate before being taken into the churchyard.
مثال
- The old church has a beautiful lychgate.
- They waited under the lychgate for the priest to arrive.
- The lychgate is a traditional feature of many English churches.
ترکیبهای رایج
Church lychgate Old lychgate Wooden lychgate
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals