burying ground en · NOUN
Meanings
-
(archaic) A burial ground; a graveyard or cemetery.
[H]is lordſhip had changed his mind about going to Flanders, but expected to meet him, on ſuch a day and hour, in the burying-ground near Red-lion-ſquare.
1751, [Tobias] Smollett, “The memoirs of a lady of quality”, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume III, London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC, page 143:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| burying-ground | alternative | lexicographic | |
| burying grounds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |