lay out corpse

Frequency: 3.51.2 per million words

to prepare a dead body to be seen before burial

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Examples (10)

  • The undertaker will lay out the corpse for the family to view.
  • It was customary to lay out the corpse in the parlor.
  • They hired a professional to lay out the corpse properly.
  • She helped lay out the corpse before the funeral service.
  • The mortician prepared to lay out the corpse for the wake.
  • In the past, family members would lay out the corpse themselves.
  • He didn't know how to lay out a corpse correctly.
  • The women gathered to wash and lay out the corpse.
  • After the autopsy, they had to lay out the corpse again.
  • The instructions described how to lay out the corpse with dignity.