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Pyre vs Pare - What's the difference?

pyre | pare |

As a noun pyre

is a funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.

As a verb pare is

to seem, to look, to appear.

pyre

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.
  • :* For nine long nights, through all the dusky air, The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare. - Homer Iliad, p. 31
  • Any heap or pile of combustibles.

    • Related terms

    * empyreal, empyrean

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    External links

    * (wikipedia "pyre")

    pare

    English

    Verb

    (par)
  • to remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife
    • We pared the paired pears.
  • to reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off
    • Albert had to pare his options down by disregarding anything beyond his meager budget.
  • to trim the hoof of a horse

    • Synonyms

    * to peel * to skin

    Derived terms

    * cheeseparing * parer * paring * paring knife * pare away * pare down * pare off

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