funeral games

pl. Among the Greeks and Romans funeral games included horse-races, dramatic representations, proce ions, and mortal combats of gladiators. Many of these games were abolished by the Emperor Claudius, A. D. 47. funeral-pile, s . A structure composed of inflammable material, upon which a dead body is placed to be reduced to ashes; a pyre. funeral-sacrifice, s. Anthrop.: The slaying of men or animals to accompany the soul of an eminent person to the world of spirits-the former to give him what a istance he needs, the latter to supply him with food. It was an early and a wide-spread custom. *fun-er-al-ly, adv . [Eng. funeral ; -ly .] After the manner of a funeral. *fun'-er-āte, v . t . [Latin funeratus , pa. par. of funero = to bury; fun us (gen it. funeris )=funeral rites.] To bury, to inter. ( Cocker am .) pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, IMG:content-0234.png:[blocks in formation] fung (1), s . [Onomatopoetic.] 1. A sharp, whizzing sound, as when a cork is and phosphoric acid. Min., Bot., .: The same as FUNGIFORM (q. v.). fün-gin, s . [Eng., ., fung (us); -in (Chem.).] Chem.: Meta cellulose. A variety of cellulose found in fungi and lichens. It is insoluble in ammonio-cupric reagent, even after the action of acids. ( Watts : Dict . Chem ., supp. iii.) [VEGETABLE TISSUES.] fün'-gin-ous, a . [Lat. fungi no us =a mushroom.] Bot .: Of or belonging to a fungus. fun-gite, s. [Lat. fung ( us )=a mushroom; -ite IMG:content-0235.png:[blocks in formation] Smells fresh, and, rich in odoriferous herbs And fungous fruits of earth, regales the sense." Cowper: Task, 1. 532. fun-gus, s . [Lat. a mushroom; cogn. with Gr. sphonggos, sponggos =a sponge.] 1. Bot . The singular of Fungi (q. v.). A term of comprehensive meaning, used for any plant belong- ing to the Fungal alliance. Some botanists now use the term Fungal (q. v.) instead of fungus. [FUNGI.] 2. Med .: A morbid growth suggestive of a fungus, and generally dependent on the presence of vege- table parasites. "This eminence is composed of little points called fun- gus or proud flesh."- Sharp . IMG:content-0236.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0237.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0238.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0239.png:[blocks in formation] "She funks Bashebia and her son to death."-King: The Furmetary, ch. iii. 2. To cause to shrink or quail through fear. To funk aff : To throw off, by kicking and plunging. "The horse funk it him aff into the dub, as a doggie was rinnin' acro ." -Blackwood's Magazine , Nov., 1821, p. 393.