pyres

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Definition von pyres im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: plural of pyre
pyre: Any heap or pile of combustibles
pyre: A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned
For nine long nights, through all the dusky air, The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare. - Homer Iliad, p. 31.
pyre: a heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body
pyre: {n} a pile to be burnt, a funeral pile
pyre: A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are burned; hence, any pile to be burnt
pyre: A pyre is a high pile of wood built outside on which people burn a dead body or other things in a ceremony. a high pile of wood on which a dead body is placed to be burned in a funeral ceremony (pyra, from , from pyr )
pyre: {i} pile of flammable material (often used to cremate a dead body)
pyre: wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite

pyres

Etymologie

[ 'pIr ] (noun.) 1658. Latin pyra, from Greek, from pyr fire; more at FIRE.

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