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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete, Scotland) The wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial..
In some parts of Scotland is still kept up the custon of Lyke-wake (Lich-wake), or watching beside the dead body before its burial.
Funeral rites in the house (lich wakes) should be avoided out of regard for the health of the members of the family.
The custom of the "lich-wake," corresponding largely with the surviving Irish custom of waking the dead, had not then died out in Scotland, and in Monifieth was frequently practised.
Use lich-wake when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lich-wake means (obsolete, Scotland) The wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial..
Common synonyms include late-wake.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In some parts of Scotland is still kept up the custon of Lyke-wake (Lich-wake), or watching beside the dead body before its burial.
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