Noun: funeral parlor 'fyoo-nu-rul 'paar-lur
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: funeral parlour)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: funeral parlour)
- A mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects
"The family gathered at the funeral parlor to make arrangements";
- funeral home, funeral parlour [Brit, Cdn], funeral chapel, funeral church, funeral-residence
Derived forms: funeral parlors
Type of: dead room, morgue, mortuary
Encyclopedia: Funeral parlor