sarcophagi
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sarcophagus (sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -gi, -guses | |
| a stone or marble coffin or tomb, esp one bearing sculpture or inscriptions | |
| [C17: via Latin from Greek sarkophagos flesh-devouring; from the type of stone used, which was believed to destroy the flesh of corpses] | |
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Word Origin & History
sarcophagus
"stone coffin," 1601, from L. sarcophagus, from Gk. sarkophagos "limestone used for coffins," lit. "flesh-eating," in reference to the supposed action of this type of limestone (quarried near Assos in Troas) in quickly decomposing the body, from sarx (gen. sarkos) "flesh" (see
sarcasm) + phagein "to eat" (see -phagous). The stone sense was the earliest in Eng,; meaning "stone coffin, often with inscriptions or decorative carvings" is recorded from 1705. The L. word, shortened in V.L. to *sarcus, is the source of Fr. cercueil, Ger. Sarg "coffin," Du. zerk "tombstone."
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Example sentences
Eight of the mummies were in stone coffins, or sarcophagi.
Scientists have also detected ammonia gas, formaldehyde, and hydrogen sulfide inside sealed sarcophagi.
Types of burial containers including urns, caskets, and sarcophagi.
The tombs held dazzling funereal treasures such as golden masks, coffins of silver, and elaborate sarcophagi.
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