Pyre

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created by Webster 1913
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:23:45

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.

 

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