Definition of pyre

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

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Papyrean :: Papyrean (a.) Of or pertaining to papyrus, or to paper; papyraceous..
Feverfew :: Feverfew (n.) A perennial plant (Pyrethrum, / Chrysanthemum, Parthenium) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white blossoms; -- so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities..
Pyrexical :: Pyrexical (a.) Of or pertaining to fever; feverish.
Marmot :: Marmot (n.) Any rodent of the genus Arctomys. The common European marmot (A. marmotta) is about the size of a rabbit, and inhabits the higher regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The bobac is another European species. The common American species (A. monax) is the woodchuck..
Empyreal :: Empyreal (n.) Empyrean.
Chamois :: Chamois (n.) A small species of antelope (Rupicapra tragus), living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It possesses remarkable agility, and is a favorite object of chase..
Pyrenean :: Pyrenean (n.) The Pyrenees.
Pyrexial :: Pyrexial (a.) Alt. of Pyrexica.
Pyrethrin :: Pyrethrin (n.) A substance resembling, and isomeric with, ordinary camphor, and extracted from the essential oil of feverfew; -- called also Pyrethrum camphor..
Fuscine :: Fuscine (n.) A dark-colored substance obtained from empyreumatic animal oil.
Pyrexia :: Pyrexia (n.) The febrile condition.
Coffee :: Coffee (n.) The beans or berries (pyrenes) obtained from the drupes of a small evergreen tree of the genus Coffea, growing in Abyssinia, Arabia, Persia, and other warm regions of Asia and Africa, and also in tropical America..
Thermifugine :: Thermifugine (n.) An artificial alkaloid of complex composition, resembling thalline and used as an antipyretic, -- whence its name..
Apyrexial :: Apyrexial (a.) Relating to apyrexy.
Pyrene :: Pyrene (n.) One of the less volatile hydrocarbons of coal tar, obtained as a white crystalline substance, C16H10..
Empyreal :: Empyreal (a.) Formed of pure fire or light; refined beyond aerial substance; pertaining to the highest and purest region of heaven.
Pyrenean :: Pyrenean (a.) Of or pertaining to the Pyrenees, a range of mountains separating France and Spain..
Lignite :: Lignite (n.) Mineral coal retaining the texture of the wood from which it was formed, and burning with an empyreumatic odor. It is of more recent origin than the anthracite and bituminous coal of the proper coal series. Called also brown coal, wood coal..
Pyretic :: Pyretic (a.) Of or pertaining to fever; febrile.
Empyreumatical :: Empyreumatical (a.) Of or pertaining to empyreuma; as, an empyreumatic odor..
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