Thesaurus: ossuary
A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel house.
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Definitions
- n. A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel house.
- n. any receptacle for the burial of human bones
- A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel house. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
- A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnelhouse. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
- n:100 n. any receptacle for the burial of human bones