| 单词 | saucer burial |
| 释义 | > as lemmassaucer burial saucer burial n. a burial for which funds are raised by collecting donations in a dish laid on or near the corpse.Only with reference to DuBose Heyward's novel Porgy (see quot. 1925) and the subsequent opera Porgy & Bess which feature such a burial, apparently inspired by the practices of the Gullah communities in Charleston, South Carolina. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > types of burial or entombment > [noun] > burial paid for by donations saucer burial1927 1925 D. Heyward Porgy i. 24 The body lay upon a bed in the corner of the room, sheeted to the eyes, and upon its breast rested a large blue saucer.] 1927 Dial Dec. 530 A ‘saucer burial’ is being provided—a widow and her friends sit around the bed on which the dead man lies, singing and praying for sufficient money for the funeral. 2001 W. Mellers Singing in Wilderness xiii. 185 Porgy and Bess come in to make their contributions to Robbins's ‘saucer burial’. < as lemmas |
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