#catafalque — Public Fediverse posts

@athinkingman
Mm, yes and I remember I first heard the word #catafalque at the burial of Winston Churchill. 'Pa' is quite common - I called my very tiresome mother-in-law 'Mama'.
But coronated! That's a completely new one on me... sounds more sonorous than 'crowned' I suppose?

#WordyWednesday: Catafalque (yeah, I know I’m posting this a day late, but it was the cat-a-fault 👀 see what I did there? Anyways, kittens!)

A catafalque (pronounced CATTA-falk) is the fancy stand a casket rest on during a viewing or funeral. They’re usually constructed from wood and have wheels concealed beneath them so we can push caskets to different areas of the mortuary.

Catafalques can be simple or ornate, and are sometimes concealed behind a fabric drape. They’re also known as biers (pronounced beers), and are not to be confused with church trucks (those are the wheeled metal stands that fold up like an accordion).

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