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Lich Lich (l[i^]ch), n. [AS. l[=i]c body. See Like, a.] A dead body; a corpse. [Obs.] Lich fowl (Zo["o]l.), the European goatsucker; -- called also lich owl. Lich gate, a covered gate through which the corpse was carried to the church or burial place, and where the bier was placed to await the clergyman; a corpse gate. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. Lich wake, the wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial. [Prov Eng.] --Chaucer. Lich wall, the wall of a churchyard or burying ground. Lich way, the path by which the dead are carried to the grave. [Prov. Eng.]
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Corpse Corpse (k[^o]rps), n. [OF. cors (sometimes written corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See Midriff, and cf. Corse, Corselet, Corps, Cuerpo.] 1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; -- sometimes contemptuously. [Obs.] Note: Formerly written (after the French form) corps. See Corps, n., 1. 2. The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig. He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet. --D. Webster. Corpse candle. (a) A thick candle formerly used at a lich wake, or the customary watching with a corpse on the night before its interment. (b) A luminous appearance, resembling the flame of a candle, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp places, superstitiously regarded as portending death. Corpse gate, the gate of a burial place through which the dead are carried, often having a covered porch; -- called also lich gate.

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- as the lich gate. This gate was quite often covered by a small roof where part of the funerary service could be carried out. The literary lich developed...
- domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lich-Gate". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. "the definition of lich gate". Dictionary.com. Retrieved...
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- including "classic" versions of the expansions The Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King and Cataclysm, in addition to seasonal servers with new and altered...
- in Manganese (Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1981). 46 pages. The Lich Gate (Barrytown, NY: Station Hill Press, 1980). Partially reprinted in Hades...
- though the attractive lich gate leading to it only dates back to 1702, according to the inscription on its bell. The lich gate was intended to accommodate...
- long-term lease on that part of the site. Buildings in the Cemetery are The Lich Gate, at the entrance to the Old Roman Catholic section, close to the Carriageway...