In Italian, a sacred or consecrated field, – that is, a burial ground; used in English for those of Italy, – of which the most famous is that of Pisa, – and more rarely for a much elaborated graveyard anywhere, with cloisters or roofed galleries containing tombs or similar architectural additions… (Sturgis, 1900)
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