(funeral) cortège
1Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales — The funeral cortege passing the Wellington Arch on Hyde Park Corner Participants British Royal Family, Prime Minister Tony Blair …
2Funeral — This article is about the ceremony. For other uses, see Funeral (disambiguation). The funeral of Pope John Paul II A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating, sanctifying, or remembering the life of a person who has died. Funerary customs comprise… …
3cortege — /kawr tezh , tayzh /, n. 1. a procession, esp. a ceremonial one: a funeral cortege. 2. a line or train of attendants; retinue. Also, cortège. [1670 80; < F < It corteggio courtly retinue, deriv. of corteggiare to court, itself deriv. of corte… …
4cortege — (kor TEHZH) [French, from Italian] A ceremonial procession, as in a “funeral cortege.” A train of attendants accompanying an important person; a retinue. The cortege will travel slowly from the church to the cemetery. The Guardian, May 15,… …
5cortege — cor•tege or cor•tège [[t]kɔrˈtɛʒ, ˈteɪʒ[/t]] n. 1) a procession, esp. a ceremonial one: a funeral cortege[/ex] 2) a line or train of attendants; retinue • Etymology: 1670–80; < F < It corteggio courtly retinue, der. of corteggiare to court …
6cortege — or cortège [kôr tezh′, kôrtāzh′] n. [Fr cortège < It corteggio, retinue < corte < L cohors: see COURT] 1. the group of attendants accompanying a person; retinue 2. a ceremonial procession, as at a funeral …
7cortege — cortege, ||Cort ege Cor t[ e]ge (k[^o]r t[asl]zh ), n. [F., fr. It. corteggio train, fr. corte court. See {Court}.] A train of attendants; a group following and attending to some important person. Syn: retinue, suite, entourage. [1913 Webster… …
8Cortège for Rosenbloom — Cortege for Rosenbloom is a poem from Wallace Stevens s first book of poetry, Harmonium. It was first published in 1921 and is therefore in the public domain in the United States and similar jurisdictions.    Cortege for Rosenbloom …
9cortège — meaning ‘a funeral procession’, is printed in roman type with a grave accent on the e. It is pronounced kaw tayzh …
10cortège — ► NOUN ▪ a solemn procession, especially for a funeral. ORIGIN Italian corteggio entourage or retinue …
