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crematory, a. and n.|ˈkrɛmətərɪ|
[f. L. type *cremātōri-us, f. cremātor: see above.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to cremation.
1884Manch. Guard. 26 Sept. 5/4 Belief in the crematory process as a sanitary measure. 1886Morley Life Geo. Eliot Crit. Misc. III. 94 Leaving as little work, to the literary executor, except of the purely crematory sort, as did, etc. 1889Chambers' Encycl. III. 556 Crematory furnaces..have been erected.
B. n. A place or establishment for cremation; spec. an erection for the incineration of corpses.
1876L. Tollemache in Fortn. Rev. Jan. 118 The aspect of death might be a little softened, if cemeteries gave place to crematories. 1885Times 27 Mar. 10 Yesterday morning the crematory erected at St. John's, Woking, Surrey, was made use of for the first time. |