funerary

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The gold foil is funerary, and used to cover the face and embellish the helmet at the time of burial - the warrior was buried this way, but would not have gone into battle with the gold bits, 'coz that would have meant that he could not see.

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  1. adjective Of or suitable for a funeral or burial.

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  • "Oh, yes, part of Clyde's belief system was preparation for your funerary rites," she said. —  grave Surprise
  • Almost concealed by these funerary ornaments, there were two or three chairs, and upon one of these chairs sat Ellie Page, her face covered with her hands and her forehead pressed against the marble of the tomb. —  The Silent Pool - Patricia Wentworth - Miss Silver 25
  • In fact Clem knew of no one who would engage Mordecai for the funerary services if not for the fact that his was the only funeral parlor on Clapboard. —  TheMagazineofFantasyandScienceFiction,March2005
  • The gold foil is funerary, and used to cover the face and embellish the helmet at the time of burial - the warrior was buried this way, but would not have gone into battle with the gold bits, 'coz that would have meant that he could not see. —  PhDiva
  • Similarly the gold eye covers in the second photo were also funerary, and not martial ... —  PhDiva
 

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  1. Latin fūnerārius, from fūnus, fūner-, funeral.

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  1. = French funéraire = Spanish funerario, from Late Latin funerarius, from Latin funus (funer-), a funeral: see funeral.
 

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/ˈfjunərəri/
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