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funeral parlour

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Beverley, her husband and other families are campaigning for changes to funeral parlour regulations, backed by a number of lawmakers.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

An ex-employee described Robert Bush's funeral parlour as a "horror scene", prosecutor Chris Paxton said at the start of a five-day sentencing hearing.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Despite exhaustive attempts to return items to families, the BBC understands some objects recovered from the funeral parlour remain unclaimed.

From BBC Apr. 2, 2026

But he says he was later contacted by the police who revealed they believe one of the 35 bodies discovered in the Hessle Road funeral parlour was Ms Stockdale.

From BBC Apr. 16, 2024

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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