"pleurant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pleurants [plural]
Etymology: French, pleurant (“weeping”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|-}} French Head templates: {{en-noun}} pleurant (plural pleurants)
  1. A weeping figure used as an ornament on a tomb.

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