Pleurant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pleurant is a noun meaning A weeping figure used as an ornament on a tomb.
Meaning
A weeping figure used as an ornament on a tomb.
Example Sentences
Thought to be the work of the master sculptor Jean de Brecquessent, she is one of only a few of the 14 pleurants to have survived the tomb’s destruction during the French Revolution.
Word Forms
- pleurants
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include weeper, mourneress, plain, beweeper, bewailing, weeping.
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