The Loved One Glossary

The Loved One Glossary

limey

informal term for British person

boater

A stiff flat-topped straw hat with a firm brim

doyen

knowledgeable or skilled person in a particular field

colleen

term for Irish females

blighter

disliked individual (British)

buffer

fool (British)

memento mori

reminder of the inevitable nature of death (Latin)

pregnant

significant

columbarium

room or place for the storage of funeral urns

Grenadier

In the British army, a member of a special regiment or corps

umbrageous

inclined to be offended

boggle

hesitate

Maenad

a female follower of the Greek god Dionysus

Sanhedrin

ancient Jewish council or assembly

cordwainer

person who makes new shoes with new leather

tocsin

alarm bell

patois

dialect of a people that differs from the standard pronunciation

chintz

glazed printed cotton fabric

Loved One

How Whispering Glades funeral parlor refers to the deceased individual

Waiting One

How Whispering Glades funeral parlor refers to the deceased's relatives and friends

inurnment

placing the cremated ashes in an urn

immurement

enclosure between walls; a historical form of execution

sacristy

a room for keeping church vestments

chaise longue

long reclining chair

poulterer

dealer in game (British)

patina

superficial appearance

catafalque

ornamental platform to support a casket

purdah

state of seclusion

obsequies

funeral rites

lychgate

roofed gateway to a churchyard

bosky

wooded

apiary

housing for kept bees

Aimee McPherson

Celebrity Pentecostal evangelist during the 1920s and 1930s

bran-tub

tub where small wrapped gifts are hidden amidst the bran

tartarean

infernal

belfry

bell tower

dais

platform for a lectern or throne

crapulous

excessive indulgence in food or alcohol

hieratic

stylized and formal

diurnal

daily

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