English Explanatory Dictionary

bonehouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A body.
  2. A corpse.
noun
  1. A building for holding the remains of the dead.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

bonehouse bonehouses

Etymology

From Old English bānhūs (“the body, the chest, breast”, literally “the bone-house”), equivalent to bone + house.

Synonyms

ossuary
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