Charnel
Pronunciation : Char"nel
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F. charnel carnal, fleshly, fr. L. carnalis. See Carnal.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Char"nel
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A charnel house; a grave; a cemetery. In their proud charnel of Thermopyl?. Byron.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913