What does "sarcophagus" mean?
Sarcophagus: A coffin or chest-shaped tomb of the kind of stone described above; hence, any stone coffin.
Additional senses
- 2.A stone shaped like a sarcophagus and placed by a grave as a memorial.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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