English Explanatory Dictionary

resting place

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A place where one is buried or laid to rest; a tomb.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see resting, place. A place where one rests or may rest.

Word forms

resting place resting places resting-place

Etymology

From Middle English restyng place, restingplace, rystynge-place, restynge place, equivalent to resting + place.

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