sarcophagus
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- noun
- /sɑrˈkɒf.ə.ɡəs/
- The archaeologist carefully examined the intricate designs on the ancient sarcophagus found in the tomb.
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- I don't I can choose my own like, well, not a sarcophagus, but like, or box.
- There's no way I love the sarcophagus behind.
- There was there were false boxes, false sarcophagi.
- It looked like a damn little sarcophagus of a damn, you know, a famous bird or something.
- The no God was actually, you know, within a sarcophagus that incorporated a lot of core I so couldn't be affected by sorcery at all.
Examples
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There was an Egyptian sarcophagus, the lid thrown back and supported by a heavy-linked chain.
Fiction book (1998) -
And the artifacts you removed from the sarcophagus... seem to be their weapons.
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And the sarcophagus was then sold.
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You can see the sarcophagus with the new support wall, which is that right there?
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We looked at the sarcophagus but saw nothing there.
Fiction book (2001) -
You remained alone beside the sarcophagus for some time.
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Once they were in the study, Gaunt wasted no time making straight for the great stone sarcophagus.
Fiction book (2002) -
The sarcophagus of St. Francis rests against a wall at the right of the sanctuary.
Fiction book (1999) -
That's the sarcophagus of the Pharaoh, the stone will hold his body after death.
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The chamber held an elaborately carved marble sarcophagus with a relief of a bearded, reclining man, believed to depict Hecatomnus.
Academic text (2011)
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Etymology
Sarcophagus comes from the Greek parts sarx 'flesh' and phagein 'to eat'. People once believed a certain stone used for coffins made the body decay quickly, so a sarcophagus is like a 'flesh-eating' stone coffin and now means a stone coffin often used in ancient burials.