"charnel" meaning in English

See charnel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [tʃɑːɹnəl] [General-American], [tʃɑːnəl] [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-charnel.wav Forms: more charnel [comparative], most charnel [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)nəl Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French charnel, from Late Latin carnāle (“graveyard”), from Latin carnālis, or possibly an alteration of Anglo-Norman charner, from Medieval Latin carnārium (“charnel”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|charnel}} Middle French charnel, {{der|en|LL.|carnāle||graveyard}} Late Latin carnāle (“graveyard”), {{der|en|la|carnālis}} Latin carnālis, {{der|en|xno|charner}} Anglo-Norman charner, {{der|en|ML.|carnārium||charnel}} Medieval Latin carnārium (“charnel”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} charnel (comparative more charnel, superlative most charnel)
  1. Of or relating to a charnel, deathlike, sepulchral.
    Sense id: en-charnel-en-adj-qwvU-d-5 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 47 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [tʃɑːɹnəl] [General-American], [tʃɑːnəl] [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-charnel.wav Forms: charnels [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)nəl Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French charnel, from Late Latin carnāle (“graveyard”), from Latin carnālis, or possibly an alteration of Anglo-Norman charner, from Medieval Latin carnārium (“charnel”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|charnel}} Middle French charnel, {{der|en|LL.|carnāle||graveyard}} Late Latin carnāle (“graveyard”), {{der|en|la|carnālis}} Latin carnālis, {{der|en|xno|charner}} Anglo-Norman charner, {{der|en|ML.|carnārium||charnel}} Medieval Latin carnārium (“charnel”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} charnel (plural charnels)
  1. A chapel attached to a mortuary. Categories (topical): Burial
    Sense id: en-charnel-en-noun-hGo-irde Disambiguation of Burial: 4 64 25 6 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Terms with Esperanto translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 47 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 3 10 7 35 0 2 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 12 61 26
  2. A repository for dead bodies.
    Sense id: en-charnel-en-noun-xZ4cIozs Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 47 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: charnel house, uncharnel
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [tʃɑːɹnəl] [General-American], [tʃɑːnəl] [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-charnel.wav Forms: charnels [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)nəl Etymology: From Old French charnel, from Latin cardinālis (“relating to a hinge”); related to French charnière. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|charnel}} Old French charnel, {{der|en|la|cardinālis||relating to a hinge}} Latin cardinālis (“relating to a hinge”), {{m+|fr|charnière}} French charnière Head templates: {{en-noun}} charnel (plural charnels)
  1. (historical) Part of a helm, now usually identified as the hinge (near the neck) by which the helm was secured to the breastplate. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Armor Related terms: flaon
    Sense id: en-charnel-en-noun-KzBI868Y Disambiguation of Armor: 4 20 18 58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 20 17 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 3 10 7 35 0 2 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "text": "He murmured to himself with dull despair,\nHere Faith died, poisoned by this charnel air.",
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        }
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      "ipa": "[tʃɑːnəl]",
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          "ref": "1836, George Payne Rainsford James, Darnley, Or the Field of the Cloth of Gold, page 134:",
          "text": "The knight did as he was desired, and broke his spear twice on the very charnel of his helmet. It being now Sir William Cecil's turn, each knight charged his spear directly towards the other's head, and galloping on, both lances[…]",
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          "ref": "1836, Archaeologia: Or Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity, page 401:",
          "text": "1 Are these the charnels, or pinnacles of helmets? See Meyrick, […]",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Noel Fallows, Jousting in Medieval and Renaissance Iberia, Boydell Press, →ISBN:",
          "text": "[page 78:] […] knight being struck on the charnel, a device for attaching the helm to the breastplate […] [page 497:] Most of the knights at this passage of arms were wearing sallets with bevors or armets with wrappers. Here we have a rare exception, since reference to the charnel indicates that Joan de Camós is wearing a helm. Given the effect of this particular spear stroke, it can be inferred that he was struck high on the charnel, near the neck, which would have made him choke or gag.",
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}

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