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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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Mr Houchin did not name the homes at the centre of the mishap, but the BBC has requested comment from a nursing home and funeral parlour that were named by local media.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

After Louise left the funeral parlour, the ashes were delivered to her home later that evening.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2024

A man who runs a funeral parlour a couple of miles from Khayelitsha keeps bodies in a cold store behind his office.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2023

The cremations take place at a nearby animal funeral parlour, which charges him a “symbolic” fee.

From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2021

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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