char|nel

char|nel
char|nel «CHAHR nuhl», noun, adjective.
–n.
a charnel house or other burial place.
–adj.
1. of or used for a charnel.
2. like a charnel; deathlike; ghastly.
[< Old French charnel < Latin carnälis. See etym. of doublet carnal. (Cf.carnal)]

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  • charnel house — char|nel house [ˈtʃa:nl haus US ˈtʃa:r ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: charnel, from Medieval Latin carnale, from Late Latin carnalis; CARNAL] literary a place where the bodies and bones of dead people are stored …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • charnel house — char|nel house [ tʃarnl ,haus ] noun count LITERARY a place where the bodies and bones of dead people are kept …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • charnel — char•nel [[t]ˈtʃɑr nl[/t]] n. 1) charnel house 2) of, like, or fit for a charnel house • Etymology: 1350–1400; < MF < LL neut. of carnālis carnal …   From formal English to slang

  • charnel house — char′nel house n. a house or place in which the bodies or bones of the dead are deposited • Etymology: 1550–60 …   From formal English to slang

  • Charnel — Char nel, a. [F. charnel carnal, fleshly, fr. L. carnalis. See {Carnal}.] Containing the bodies of the dead. Charnel vaults. Milton. [1913 Webster] {Charnel house}, a tomb, vault, cemetery, or other place where the bones of the dead are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Charnel — Char nel, n. A charnel house; a grave; a cemetery. [1913 Webster] In their proud charnel of Thermopyl[ae]. Byron. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Charnel house — Charnel Char nel, a. [F. charnel carnal, fleshly, fr. L. carnalis. See {Carnal}.] Containing the bodies of the dead. Charnel vaults. Milton. [1913 Webster] {Charnel house}, a tomb, vault, cemetery, or other place where the bones of the dead are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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