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funeral parlour

British

noun

Usual US name: funeral home. a place where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation

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Her colleague Georges agreed, saying he had built his house and sent his children to study abroad thanks to his funeral parlour.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Helicopters hovered above the site during a frantic search for survivors, while several black vans arrived from a funeral parlour.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

In police interviews, Bush – whose funeral parlour was found in a state of chaos when officers raided it – told how debts had accrued, leaving him unable to pay for cremations.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Sunny's remains were recovered from the funeral parlour a year and 10 months after he was stillborn on 13 May 2022, the court heard.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Feeling like an undertaker’s apprentice in a funeral parlour, I crept downstairs.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

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