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Meanings of pyre in anglès

rus
погребальный костёр
portuguès
pira
espanyol
pira
català
pira funeral

Structure for burning a body as part of a funeral rite or execution.

pira funeral
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Examples for "funeral pyre"
Examples for "funeral pyre"
1
His family were unable to place his remains on a funeral pyre.
The Guardian
2
This is the sixth day since; the funeral pyre is yet warm.
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.
3
But the bodies still had to be carried to the funeral pyre.
Cat’s Cradle
4
The burning of hunger is quenched at last on the funeral pyre.
The Cycle of Spring
5
His wife would often also go on the funeral pyre with him.
Our Legal Heritage: The First Thousand Years: 600 - 1600 / King ...
Usage of pyre in anglès
1
His family were unable to place his remains on a funeral pyre.
The Guardian
2
This is the sixth day since; the funeral pyre is yet warm.
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.
3
Again the bearers approached and laid the corpse upon the flaming pyre.
When the World Shook / Being an Account of the Great Adventure o...
4
But the bodies still had to be carried to the funeral pyre.
Cat’s Cradle
5
The burning of hunger is quenched at last on the funeral pyre.
The Cycle of Spring
6
As was the custom, the pyre was lit late in the day.
Helen of troy
7
She was burning up long before we put her on the pyre.
The red queen
8
Skylan went down into the sand on his knees beside the pyre.
Bones of the Dragon
9
The queen, too, ran quickly and threw herself on the pyre also.
The Khasis
10
When he was gone all eyes were fixed on the kindling pyre.
Andivius Hedulio: Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of ...
11
And his World Cup Diary has only added fuel to the pyre.
The Irish Times
12
His wife would often also go on the funeral pyre with him.
Our Legal Heritage: The First Thousand Years: 600 - 1600 / King ...
13
Needles lit the pyre with his Zippo, and it went up fast.
Night Shift
14
He lit it at the brazier, then cast it onto the pyre.
Shinjū
15
That which was destroyed upon the pyre at Worldsend was a counterfeit.
Lord of Light
16
I ran to the fireplace and removed the baby from the pyre.
The thirteenth tale: a novel
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portuguès
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