morgue
61morgue — n charnel house, dead house; mortuary, funeral home or parlor; crematory, crematorium …
62morgue — [mɔːg] noun [C] a building or room where dead bodies are kept for a short time …
63morgue — [[t]mɔrg[/t]] n. 1) a place in which dead bodies are kept, esp. the bodies of victims of violence or accidents, pending identification or burial 2) jou a reference file of old clippings, photographs, etc., esp. in a newspaper office • Etymology:… …
64morgue — /mɔg / (say mawg) noun 1. a place in which the bodies of persons found dead are exposed for identification. 2. Journalism Colloquial a. the reference library of clippings, mats, books, etc., kept by a newspaper, etc. b. the room for it. {French;… …
65morgue — nf., chambre mortuaire, funérarium : morga (Albanais, Villards Thônes). nf., attitude hautaine et méprisante : morga (Villards Thônes). A1) homme qui se tient droit (dans ses bottes), hautain et méprisant : kaka dinpî nm. (Albanais.001b, Annecy) …
66morgue — mourgue m. moine ; religieuse …
67morgue — /morg/ A place where the bodies of persons found dead are kept for a limited time and exposed to view, to the end that their relatives or friends may identify them …
68morgue — /morg/ A place where the bodies of persons found dead are kept for a limited time and exposed to view, to the end that their relatives or friends may identify them …
69morgue — A place where the bodies of unidentified dead persons are kept and exposed to view for the purpose of identification or that they may be claimed by their friends. Koebler v Pennewell, 75 Ohio St 278, 288. Also the place where the body of a person …
70morgue — n. 1 a mortuary. 2 (in a newspaper office) a room or file of miscellaneous information, esp. for future obituaries. Etymology: F, orig. the name of a Paris mortuary …
