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LICHGATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lichgate mean?
• LICHGATE (noun)
The noun LICHGATE has 1 sense:
1. a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals
Familiarity information: LICHGATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
lichgate; lychgate
Hypernyms ("lichgate" is a kind of...):
gate (a movable barrier in a fence or wall)
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