单词 | funeral parlour |
释义 | > as lemmasfuneral parlour funeral parlour n. originally U.S. an establishment which offers various undertaking services, including preparation of the body for burial or cremation and provision of rooms for viewings and funeral services. ΚΠ 1882 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 16 Aug. 5/4 The funeral will take place from Lynch's funeral parlors. 1927 Sat. Evening Post 12 Mar. 6/3 Rows of wooden folding chairs, often rented from funeral parlors. 1938 W. H. Auden & C. Isherwood On Frontier i. i. 24 Our doctors will see to your health, and our funeral parlours will bury you. 2003 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 26 Jan. 59/5 One determined chappie slapped a parking ticket on a hearse waiting outside a funeral parlour in Edinburgh. < as lemmas |
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