false door

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Synonyms: false color, false drop, false roof

Antonyms: false color, false drop, false roof

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Egyptian tomb carving}} {{lb|en|Egyptology}} A [[recessed]] [[carving]] on an [[Ancient Egyptian]] [[tomb]] [[wall]] representing a [[palace]] [[façade]] with a door at its center, intended to serve as a [[threshold]] between the worlds of the living and the dead, and in front of which [[offering]]s were placed.
2. {{lb|en|archaeology}} A [[comparable]] [[architectural]] [[element]] in tombs of other cultures, such as [[Etruscan]] or ancient [[Sardinian]] tombs.
3. {{&lit|en|false|door}}

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