"death door" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: death doors [plural]
Etymology: death + door from being a door used for the dead Etymology templates: {{compound|en|death|door}} death + door Head templates: {{en-noun}} death door (plural death doors)
  1. (US, architecture) a door to the outside from the parlor or hall to allow for the movement of the dead; from the time when the wealthy would host their wakes and funerals in their own homes. It is a supplementary door to the main doors of the home, unconnected from exterior stairs or walkways. The death door existed to allow for the dead to move through doors without needing to use the doorways used by the living. Tags: US Categories (topical): Architecture Coordinate_terms: funeral door (english: a door to the parlor for use by caskets)
    Sense id: en-death_door-en-noun--ZnUPKY1 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: architecture

Inflected forms

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