sarcophagus
11sarcophagus — UK [sɑː(r)ˈkɒfəɡəs] / US [sɑrˈkɑfəɡəs] noun [countable] Word forms sarcophagus : singular sarcophagus plural sarcophaguses or sarcophagi a stone box, used in some ancient cultures for putting a dead body in …
12sarcophagus — [17] A sarcophagus is etymologically a ‘flesh eater’: the word comes via Latin sarcophagus from Greek sarkophágos, a compound formed from sárx ‘flesh’ (source of English sarcasm) and phágos ‘eating’. This originated as the term for a particular… …
13sarcophagus — noun (plural sarcophagi; also guses) Etymology: Latin sarcophagus (lapis) limestone used for coffins, from Greek (lithos) sarkophagos, literally, flesh eating stone, from sark sarc + phagein to eat more at baksheesh Date: 1619 a stone coffin;… …
14sarcophagus — /sahr kof euh geuhs/, n., pl. sarcophagi / juy /, sarcophaguses. 1. a stone coffin, esp. one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument. 2. Gk. Antiq. a kind of stone thought to consume the flesh of corpses, used for… …
15Sarcophagus — The term used by Egyptologists to denote the stone coffins used in the burials of members of the royal family and high officials that contained the wooden coffin or coffins in which the mummy of the deceased rested. These first appeared during …
16sarcophagus — sar|coph|a|gus [sa:ˈkɔfəgəs US sa:rˈka: ] n plural sarcophagi [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: sarcophagus (lapis) stone for making coffins , from Greek (lithos) sarkophagos flesh eating stone , from sarx flesh ] a decorated stone box for a… …
17sarcophagus — n. (pl. gi) coffin of stone. ♦ sarcophagal, a. ♦ sarcophagous, a. feeding on flesh; like a sarcophagus. ♦ sarcophagic, a. feeding on flesh …
18Sarcophagus — An above ground coffin made of wood or terra cotta, but most often of stone. The outside of the Sarcophagus was often decorated. Greek and Roman Sarcophagi were decorated on the sides with friezes or reliefs of garlands, Etruscan had effigies… …
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19Sarcophagus of the Spouses — Infobox Sculpture title = Sarcophagus of the Spouses artist = year = late 6th century BC type = Terracotta height = 114 inch = city = Rome museum = National Etruscan MuseumThe Sarcophagus of the Spouses (Italian: Sarcofago degli Sposi ) is a late …
20Sarcophagus (The Outer Limits) — Infobox Television episode Title = Sarcophagus Series = The Outer Limits Caption = Season = 4 Episode = 19 Airdate = August 7, 1998 Production = 81 Writer = Bill Froehlich Director = Jeff Woolnough Photographer = Guests = Robert Picardo as Emmet… …
