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pyre [ˈpaıə] N

pyre

(火葬用的)柴堆 cháiduī

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The barrow is built on the location of the pyre. en.wikipedia.org

The chief man (the eldest son of the demised) lights the pyre at its north end. en.wikipedia.org

The bones are thought to come from a pyre and to have been placed in the pot at a later date. en.wikipedia.org

Hundreds of bodies were floating in the waters and bodies bloated beyond recognition were consigned to mass pyres. en.wikipedia.org

He pulls out a locket and opens it, but the wind lifts the last of her hair inside and carries it over to the pyre. en.wikipedia.org

He uses this interval to have a pyre erected under his throne, and bids his last faithful officer save himself by fleeing. en.wikipedia.org

A restriction, which is another source of debate, was only allowing certain women to go to the pyre, but restricting others. en.wikipedia.org

The pyre was constructed to make the pillar of smoke as massive as possible, in order to elevate the deceased to the afterlife. en.wikipedia.org

She was led to the pyre crowned in garlands to the hymns of her kinsfolk. en.wikipedia.org

During the ceremony he rises from the pyre, scaring off the priests, and carries the young woman away. en.wikipedia.org

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