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funeral parlour

British

noun

Usual US name: funeral home. a place where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation

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In June last year, 76-year-old Bella Montoya in Ecuador was declared dead following a suspected stroke, placed in a coffin and taken to a funeral parlour for a vigil ahead of her burial.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

Mr Houchin did not name the homes at the centre of the mishap, but the BBC has requested comment from a nursing home and funeral parlour that were named by local media.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

A grieving daughter has been told her mother's ashes were found during a police search at a funeral parlour, months after she thought she had scattered them.

From BBC • May 24, 2024

The cremations take place at a nearby animal funeral parlour, which charges him a “symbolic” fee.

From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2021

Feeling like an undertaker’s apprentice in a funeral parlour, I crept downstairs.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

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