catafalque
/ˈkætəˌfælk/
noun
- A decorated platform or stand on which a coffin is placed during a funeral or memorial service.
- The wooden catafalque was draped in black velvet for the ceremony.
- The president's coffin rested on a catafalque in the center of the rotunda.
- Floral arrangements surrounded the catafalque at the state funeral.
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