Charnel \Char"nel\, a. [F. charnel carnal, fleshly, fr. L.
carnalis. See Carnal.]
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 Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
|