单词 | funeral pile |
释义 | > as lemmasfuneral pile funeral pile n. a pile of wood or other combustible material, used for the ritual burning of a dead body; a funeral pyre. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > cremation > [noun] > pile or pyre adeOE fireeOE baleOE pile1531 stacka1547 funeral pile1555 roge1559 fire pile1577 pyre1638 funeral pyre1658 death pile1791 1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions ii. viii. sig. M.iiv She..getteth her vp vpon the funeralle pyle, wher her housebandes corps lieth ready to be brente. 1768 T. Gray Descent of Odin in Poems 93 Hoder's corse..Flaming on the fun'ral pile. 2005 Lat. Amer. Antiq. 16 339/1 Layers of straw were placed between, around, and over the corpse to facilitate the combustion of this funeral pile. < as lemmas |
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