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A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel house.

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  1. n. A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel house.
  2. n. any receptacle for the burial of human bones
  3. A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel house. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
  4. A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnelhouse. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
  5. n:100 n. any receptacle for the burial of human bones