Definitions
wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
Word origin
Learned borrowing from Latin pyra (“pyre, funeral pile”), from Ancient Greek πυρά (purá), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). Doublet of fire.
Used in a sentence
“The villagers built a funeral pyre to honor their dead.”
“The effigy was set ablaze on the pyre.”
“For nine long nights, through all the dusky air, The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Funeral woodpile”4 letters
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