'Catafalque' definitions:
Definition of 'catafalque'
From: WordNet
noun
A decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral
Definition of 'Catafalque'
From: GCIDE
- Catafalque \Cat"a*falque`\, n. [F., fr. It. catafalco, scaffold, funeral canopy; of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. catafalso, cadahalso, cadalso, Pr. casafalc, OF. chafaut. Cf. Scaffold.] A temporary structure sometimes used in the funeral solemnities of eminent persons, for the public exhibition of the remains, or their conveyance to the place of burial. [1913 Webster]