|
|
Definition of Funeral parlor
1. Noun. A mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects.
Generic synonyms: Dead Room, Morgue, Mortuary
Definition of Funeral parlor
1. Noun. (American English) a mortuary or funeral home ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Funeral Parlor
Literary usage of Funeral parlor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Representations of Violence: Art about the Sierra Leone Civil War by Patrick K. Muana, Chris Corcoran, Russell D. Feingold (2005)
"... the name of the proprietress of a funeral parlor where corpses are embalmed.
The transposition of the task done to the name, namely injecting drugs, ..."
2. The Practices and Procedures of the Investigating Services of the Deparment edited by Strom Thurmond (1998)
"Jones funeral parlor in Jacksonville states there were no marks on the body and
if his hands had BB holes, the embalming fluid would come out and ..."
3. Selling Used Books Online: The Complete Guide to Bookselling at Amazon's by Stephen Windwalker (2002)
"... Newman's down and out non-recovering alcoholic gets bounced out of the funeral
parlor onto the street for shamelessly working one too many wakes and ..."
4. Snake Walkers by J. Everett Prewitt (2005)
"Thompson's house was like a funeral parlor. What happened, and why was he there?
Apprehensive, Raymond could only sit silently as his uncle gently closed ..."
5. Political Murder and Reform in Colombia: The Violence Continues by Juan E. Méndez, Americas Watch Committee (U.S.) (1992)
"Army troops took the bodies to a funeral parlor called Foronda, in Barrancabermeja,
and claimed they, too, were guerrillas. On September 27, 1990 Jos6 ..."
6. My American Diary by Clare Sheridan (1922)
""They all have souls—that are almost living." "This Hall looks like a funeral
parlor." "If I had the money I would buy them all, ..."
Other Resources:
