pyren.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪə/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪ(ə)r/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pyra.

Etymology: < classical Latin pyra funeral pile < ancient Greek πυρά < πῦρ fire (see pyro- comb. form).

A pile or heap of wood or other combustible material; esp. (frequently in funeral pyre) such a pile used for the ritual burning of a dead body. Cf. pile n.⁶ 1c.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > [noun] > a heap or stack

ruck?c1225

pyre1638

fire1792

the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > cremation > [noun] > pile or pyre

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fireeOE

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fire pile1577

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death pile1791

1638 R. Farley Lychnocausia sig. C3 Aire maketh way for flame, Earth builds a pyre, My moisture feeds the still consuming fire.

1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall Ep. Ded. sig. A2 When the Funerall pyre was out, and the last valediction over, men took a lasting adieu of their interred Friends.

1712 A. Pope Rape of Locke i, in Misc. Poems 358 With tender Billet-doux he lights the Pyre.

1760 J. Cunningham Poet. Ess. 12 Like the famed Phoenix from his Pyre shall spring, Another George as Gracious, as Beloved, As Good, and Glorious as the Parent King.

1810 R. Southey Curse of Kehama i. 10 Then hand in hand the victim band Roll in the dance around the funeral pyre.

1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems xxxix. 4 Near the pyre they mourn Where weeps a mother o'er the lost, the kind one son.

1925 L. O'Flaherty Informer xvi. 250 The fire was more like the remains of a funeral pyre, because the ashes had accumulated for weeks.

1951 N. Monsarrat Cruel Sea (1953) iii. vi. 216 She burned for a long time..becoming at last a flickering oily pyre that the convoy slowly left astern.

1990 Hindu (Coimbatore) 26 Jan. 9/3 The pyre was lit by the Damdami Tassal chief, Thakar Singh.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pyre
释义	pyren. Brit. /ˈpʌɪə/, U.S. /ˈpaɪ(ə)r/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pyra. Etymology: < classical Latin pyra funeral pile < ancient Greek πυρά < πῦρ fire (see pyro- comb. form). A pile or heap of wood or other combustible material; esp. (frequently in funeral pyre) such a pile used for the ritual burning of a dead body. Cf. pile n.⁶ 1c. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > [noun] > a heap or stack ruck?c1225 pyre1638 fire1792 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 1638 R. Farley Lychnocausia sig. C3 Aire maketh way for flame, Earth builds a pyre, My moisture feeds the still consuming fire. 1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall Ep. Ded. sig. A2 When the Funerall pyre was out, and the last valediction over, men took a lasting adieu of their interred Friends. 1712 A. Pope Rape of Locke i, in Misc. Poems 358 With tender Billet-doux he lights the Pyre. 1760 J. Cunningham Poet. Ess. 12 Like the famed Phoenix from his Pyre shall spring, Another George as Gracious, as Beloved, As Good, and Glorious as the Parent King. 1810 R. Southey Curse of Kehama i. 10 Then hand in hand the victim band Roll in the dance around the funeral pyre. 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems xxxix. 4 Near the pyre they mourn Where weeps a mother o'er the lost, the kind one son. 1925 L. O'Flaherty Informer xvi. 250 The fire was more like the remains of a funeral pyre, because the ashes had accumulated for weeks. 1951 N. Monsarrat Cruel Sea (1953) iii. vi. 216 She burned for a long time..becoming at last a flickering oily pyre that the convoy slowly left astern. 1990 Hindu (Coimbatore) 26 Jan. 9/3 The pyre was lit by the Damdami Tassal chief, Thakar Singh. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1638
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