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CHARNELS
Noun
charnels
plural of charnel
Source: Wiktionary
CHARNEL
Char"nel, a. Etym: [F. charnel carnal, fleshly, fr. L. carnalis. See Carnal.]
Definition: Containing the bodies of the dead. "Charnel vaults." Milton. Charnel house, a tomb, vault, cemetery, or other place where the bones of the dead are deposited; originally, a place for the bones thrown up when digging new graves in old burial grounds.
Char"nel, n.
Definition: A charnel house; a grave; a cemetery. In their proud charnel of Thermopylæ. Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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