September 28, 2006

pyre

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DEFINITION: (noun) A heap of combustibles for burning a corpse as a funeral rite. SYNONYMS: funeral pyre. USAGE: Hunt caused a huge pyre of pinewood to be made, which soon sent up a great column of flame that might be seen far and wide over the prairies.
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