Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

false door

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables
false -door
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A recessed carving on an Ancient Egyptian tomb wall representing a palace façade with a door at its center, intended to serve as a threshold between the worlds of the living and the dead, and in front of which offerings were placed.

noun

A comparable architectural element in tombs of other cultures, such as Etruscan or ancient Sardinian tombs.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see false, door.

Inflected Forms

false doors (plural)

Synonyms

ka-door

Questions

What does false door mean?
A recessed carving on an Ancient Egyptian tomb wall representing a palace façade with a door at its center, intended to serve as a threshold between the worlds of the living and the dead, and in front of which offerings were placed.

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