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By analogy with an orchard, because the marble or other stone grave markers are arranged in rows like planted trees.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
marble orchard
Today it means: A cemetery. Full definition →
Today it means: A cemetery. Full definition →
By analogy with an orchard, because the marble or other stone grave markers are arranged in rows like planted trees.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.