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pyre |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pyre \Pyre\, n. [L. pure, Gr ?, fr ? fire. See {Fire}.] A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are burned; hence any pile to be burnt. For nine long nights, through all the dusky air, The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare. --Pope. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pyre n : wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite [syn: {funeral pyre}]
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