Word of the Day : Dirge
Updated: 2024-03-31 00:00:01
dirge
noun :: A song or hymn of grief or lamentation, especially one intended to accompany a funeral.
"he mourner sat with bowed head, rocking her body heavily to and fro, and crying out in a high, strained voice that sounded like a dirge on some forlorn pipe." --Crane, Stephen More Vocabulary Articles...