a. [ F. charnel carnal, fleshly, fr. L. carnalis. See Carnal. ] Containing the bodies of the dead. “Charnel vaults.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Charnel house,
n. A charnel house; a grave; a cemetery. [ 1913 Webster ]
In their proud charnel of Thermopylæ. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.