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cards of recognition sent to friends for kindness shown to a deceased's family
acknowledgment cards
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an altar attendant
acolyte
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the art of making the public aware of the services or commodities that a business has for sale
advertising
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a method od sealing a vault that utilizes the air pressure created by placing the dome of the vault onto the base of the vault
Air seal
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a transfer container consisting of a wooden tray with a cardboard covering for the casket
Air tray
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an elevated place or structure on which sacrifices are offered or at which religious rites are performed; in the Christian faith, a table on which the Eucharist or Holy Communion is offered
Altar
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a non-metal receptacle or enclosure, w/o ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, designed for the encasement of human remains and which is made of cardboard, pressed wood, composition material, or pouches of canvas or other material (FTC definition)
Alternative Container
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the lining attached to the undersurface of the foot panel of the casket and/or a component part of the throw (overlay) which extends downward into the body of the of the casket
apron
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in Roman Catholic faith, the head of an archdiocese
archbishop
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that part of the casket handle that attaches the bar to the lug
arm
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the meeting bwtn the funeral director and the client family during which the funeral arrangements are discussed
arrangements conference
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an imitation grass made in mat form and used at the cemetery to cover the earth around the grave
Artificial Grass
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the sum of a group of #s divided by the # of units
Average
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a single handle in which the lug, arm, and bar are combined in one unit
bail handle
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that part of the casket handle, attached to the lug or arm, which is grasped by the casket-bearer
bar
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molding along the lowermost edge of the body panels
base molding
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the portion of the casket upon which the deceased human remains are placed
bed
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a method of price quotation showing separately the price of the service to be rendered and the price of the casket
bi-unit pricing
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in the Roman Catholic faith, the head of a diocese
Bishop
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that portion of the casket shell containing the top body molding, body panel, base molding, and casket bottom
body
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material which drapes in the inside perimeter of the body of the casket
body lining
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compose the sides and ends of the shell
body panels
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a twilled, napped, woolen, or worsted fabric with a smooth lustrous face and dense texture; a fabric usually made of cotton, silk, or rayon woven in a plan or rib weave with a soft semi-gloss finished
broadcloth
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a metal alloy consisting of 90% copper with tin and sometimes zinc comprising the other 10%
bronze
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in the Roman Catholic faith, a man who is a member of a religious order w/o being ordained or while preening for ordination
brother
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relating to a social organization
botherhood
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bare metal is scratched with an abrasive material and then finished until a smooth high gloss is obtained
brushed
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a legal document, issued by a government agency, authorizing transportation and/or disposition of a dead human body
Burial-Transit Permit
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