Cortege
Cortege [ kawr-TEZH, -TEYZH ] | |
[ noun ] | |
MEANING : | |
a train of attendants | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
The cortege of the dead leader attracted a huge number of onlookers. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
An ancient ritual, the cap horse was used in Lincoln's funeral but most famously in Kennedy's cortege, where the handsome, spirited Black Jack, a gelding Morgan and quarter horse cross, seemed representative of the slain President's vigor. |
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