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Definition of lych-house in English: lych-house(also lich-house) nounˈlɪtʃhaʊs archaic A building in which dead bodies are kept until burial or cremation. Example sentencesExamples - He thought the lych-house, at the entrance of the cemetery, a most necessary building, and one which should be provided in all instances.
- He had the corpse brought up and laid in his lych-house.
- Then came the mournful detail - Six Bearers with staves and planks sent off to bring the Stranger - my Lych House cleared and a plank or two laid to receive the dead.
- Whenever I visited the cemetery as a youngster, the lich-house frightened me even more than the graves themselves
Synonyms mortuary, funeral parlour, funeral chapel, funeral home
OriginMiddle English: from Old English līc 'body' + house. |