corpse-gate — corpseˈ gate noun A lichgate • • • Main Entry: ↑corpse … Useful english dictionary
Corpse — (k[^o]rps), n. [OF. cors (sometimes written corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See {Midriff}, and cf. {Corse}, {Corselet}, {Corps}, {Cuerpo}.] 1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; sometimes contemptuously. [Obs.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corpse candle — Corpse Corpse (k[^o]rps), n. [OF. cors (sometimes written corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See {Midriff}, and cf. {Corse}, {Corselet}, {Corps}, {Cuerpo}.] 1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; sometimes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lich gate — Corpse Corpse (k[^o]rps), n. [OF. cors (sometimes written corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See {Midriff}, and cf. {Corse}, {Corselet}, {Corps}, {Cuerpo}.] 1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; sometimes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lich gate — Lich Lich (l[i^]ch), n. [AS. l[=i]c body. See {Like}, a.] A dead body; a corpse. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] {Lich fowl} (Zo[ o]l.), the European goatsucker; called also {lich owl}. {Lich gate}, a covered gate through which the corpse was carried to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lych-gate — or lych gate also lich gate (lĭchʹgāt ) n. A roofed gateway to a churchyard used originally as a resting place for a bier before burial. [Middle English lycheyate: lyche, corpse, body (from Old English līc. See līk + … Universalium
lich gate — a roofed gate to a churchyard under which a bier is set down during a burial service to await the coming of the clergyman. Also, lych gate. Also called resurrection gate. [1475 85] * * * lich gate «lihch», a roofed gate to a churchyard, under… … Useful english dictionary
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The Gateless Gate — (無門關, Mandarin. Wúménguān, Japanese. 無門関, Mumonkan) is a collection of 48 Chan (Zen) koans compiled in the early 13th century by the Chinese Zen master Wumen Hui k ai (無門慧開)(1183–1260) (Japanese: Mumon Ekai). Wumen s preface indicates that the… … Wikipedia