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Principal :: Principal (n.) One of turrets or pinnacles of waxwork and tapers with which the posts and center of a funeral hearse were formerly crowned.

Oration :: Oration (n.) An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the like; -- distinguished from an argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as, Webster's oration at Bunker Hill..

Chaperon :: Chaperon (n.) A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.

Sutteeism :: Suttee (n.) The act of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband.

Keener :: Keener (n.) A professional mourner who wails at a funeral.

Hearselike :: Hearselike (a.) Suitable to a funeral.

Funeration :: Funeration (n.) The act of burying with funeral rites.

Gladiator :: Gladiator (n.) Originally, a swordplayer; hence, one who fought with weapons in public, either on the occasion of a funeral ceremony, or in the arena, for public amusement..

Funebrial :: Funebrial (a.) Pertaining to a funeral or funerals; funeral; funereal.

Arval :: Arval (n.) A funeral feast.

Pile :: Pile (n.) A funeral pile; a pyre.

Underbearer :: Underbearer (n.) One who supports or sustains; especially, at a funeral, one of those who bear the copse, as distinguished from a bearer, or pallbearer, who helps to hold up the pall..

Pyre :: Pyre (n.) A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are burned; hence, any pile to be burnt..

Myriologue :: Myriologue (n.) An extemporaneous funeral song, composed and sung by a woman on the death of a friend..

Funeral :: Funeral (n.) A funeral sermon; -- usually in the plural.

Funerate :: Funerate (v. t.) To bury with funeral rites.

Wyla :: Wyla (n.) A helmeted Australian cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus); -- called also funeral cockatoo.

Dirge :: Dirge (a.) A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn..

Saulie :: Saulie (n.) A hired mourner at a funeral.

Exequial :: Exequial (a.) Of or pertaining to funerals; funereal.

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