单词 | crematory |
释义 | crematoryadj.n. A. adj. Of or pertaining to cremation. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > cremation > [adjective] crematory1884 crematorial1887 1884 Manch. Guard. 26 Sept. 5/4 Belief in the crematory process as a sanitary measure. 1886 J. Morley G. Eliot in Crit. Misc. III. 94 Leaving as little work, to the literary executor, except of the purely crematory sort, as did, etc. 1889 Chambers's Encycl. III. 556 Crematory furnaces..have been erected. B. n. A place or establishment for cremation; spec. an erection for the incineration of corpses. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > cremation > [noun] > crematorium crematory1876 crematorium1880 1876 L. Tollemache in Fortn. Rev. Jan. 118 The aspect of death might be a little softened, if cemeteries gave place to crematories. 1885 Times 27 Mar. 10 Yesterday morning the crematory erected at St. John's, Woking, Surrey, was made use of for the first time. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.n.1876 |
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