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Lich

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(lĭk)
a.1.Like.
n.1.A dead body; a corpse.
Lich fowl
(Zool.) 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.
Lich wake
the wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial.
- Halliwell.
Lich wall
the wall of a churchyard or burying ground.
- Chaucer.
Lich way
the path by which the dead are carried to the grave.


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And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
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