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FUNERARY BOX [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Funeral Services
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- burial box
1, record 1, English, burial%20box
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- funerary box 2, record 1, English, funerary%20box
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For traditional burials, a coffin or a casket is used for placement of the corpse. This funerary box is used to both contain and display the remains of the deceased. 3, record 1, English, - burial%20box
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pompes funèbres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boîte mortuaire
1, record 1, French, bo%C3%AEte%20mortuaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- boîte funéraire 2, record 1, French, bo%C3%AEte%20fun%C3%A9raire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rien n’interdit de peindre le cercueil de couleurs vives ou de donner à [cette] boîte funéraire la forme d’un voilier ou d’une automobile, ou toute autre forme, à condition qu’elle rentre dans une concession de cimetière ou un four de crémation. 3, record 1, French, - bo%C3%AEte%20mortuaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La boîte mortuaire est le contenant qui renferme les restes du défunt, c'est-à-dire le cercueil ou l'urne cinéraire. 4, record 1, French, - bo%C3%AEte%20mortuaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Funeral Services
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- casket
1, record 2, English, casket
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- coffin 2, record 2, English, coffin
correct, noun
- bier 3, record 2, English, bier
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a funerary box used for viewing or keeping a corpse, either for burial or cremation. 4, record 2, English, - casket
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pompes funèbres
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cercueil
1, record 2, French, cercueil
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bière 2, record 2, French, bi%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Longue caisse dans laquelle on enferme le corps d'un mort avant l'inhumation ou la crémation. 3, record 2, French, - cercueil
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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