sarcophagus
21sarcophagus — noun a) A stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture. b) The cement and steel structure that encases the destroyed reactor at the power station in Chernobyl, Ukraine. See Also: autosarcophagy …
22sarcophagus — sar|coph|a|gus [ sar kafəgəs ] noun count a stone box, used in some ancient cultures for putting a dead body in ─ compare CASKET …
23sarcophagus — Stone coffin; pl. sarcophagi …
24sarcophagus — sar coph·a·gus || sÉ‘r kÉ‘fÉ™gÉ™s /sÉ‘Ë kÉ’ n. coffin made of stone …
25sarcophagus — [sα: kɒfəgəs] noun (plural sarcophagi gʌɪ, dʒʌɪ) a stone coffin, typically associated with ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece. Origin ME: via L. from Gk sarkophagos flesh consuming , from sarx, sark flesh + phagos eating …
26sarcophagus — n. Stone coffin …
27sarcophagus — noun (C) a decorated stone box for a dead body, used in ancient times …
28sarcophagus — sar·coph·a·gus …
29sarcophagus — sar•coph•a•gus [[t]sɑrˈkɒf ə gəs[/t]] n. pl. gi [[t] ˌdʒaɪ, ˌgaɪ[/t]] gus•es a stone coffin, esp. one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L < Gk sarkophágos coffin …
30sarcophagus — /saˈkɒfəgəs / (say sah kofuhguhs) noun (plural sarcophagi /saˈkɒfəgaɪ/ (say sah kofuhguy) or sarcophaguses) 1. a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture or inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument. 2. (among the ancient Greeks) a… …