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