All 3 Uses of
pyre
in
White: The Great Pursuit
- Each man, woman, and child carried a blazing torch, ready to light the pyre at the appropriate moment.†
Chpt 2 *
- He rushed the pyre and thrust his torch into the wood.†
Chpt 2
- A thin trail of smoke lingered over the funeral pyre beyond towering boulders a hundred meters from the camp.†
Chpt 2
Definition:
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(pyre) a pile of wood or other burnable material -- especially to burn a dead body as in a funeral rite