| 单词 | calling hours |
| 释义 | > as lemmascalling hours calling hours n. (a) the times during which a person is available to receive visitors (now historical); (b) U.S. the times during which mourners may view the body of the deceased before a funeral. ΚΠ 1835 G. Webster Edinb. Literary Album 147 The day was wearing on past calling hours. 1853 E. C. Gaskell Cranford 4 From 12 to 3 are our Calling-hours. 1917 A. H. Morton One's Self & Others v. 97 Calling hours for men are from five to six-thirty, and from eight to nine in the evening. Fifteen minutes is the fair limit of time for a formal call. 1934 Kingston (N.Y.) Daily Freeman 21 July 8/1 Interment in Wiltwyck Cemetery. Calling hours Saturday afternoon 2 to 5 and evening 7 to 9 o'clock. 1999 Washington Hist. 11 50/1 The paper also regularly published notices of social events and hostesses' calling hours. 2012 Herald Bull. (Anderson, Indiana) 3 July a4 A private graveside service..will be held at Grove Lawn Cemetery in Pendleton. There will be no calling hours. < as lemmas |
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