A pyre, spec. a funeral pyre. Also: fire as a means of burning bodies.

A fire serving as a funeral pyre.

spec. A funeral pile or pyre. (Long obsolete, but used by W. Morris.)

A heap of wood or similar material on which a corpse, sacrifice, etc., is burnt; a pyre. Also figurative.

A pyre or burial pile. Obsolete.

a pile of wood or other combustible material, used for the ritual burning of a dead body; a funeral pyre.

A pyre.

a pile of flammable material assembled ready for burning; (in early use) spec. a pyre on which a person is burnt to death or a corpse is cremated…

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…

a pile of wood or other combustible material, used for the ritual burning of a dead body; frequently figurative.

a pile of wood, etc., on which a corpse is burnt as part of a funeral ceremony, a funeral pyre.