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interior cloth or material which covers the mattress or bedding of the casket.

Mattress Cover -

a building containing crypts or vaults for entombment.

Mausoleum -

a value in an ordered set of values which represents the midpoint, whereby there are an equal number of values above and below the midpoint value.

Median -

(Coroner, Justice of Peace) a public officer whose duty it is to investigate cause of death when the question of accident, suicide, or homicide may be evident or where there was no doctor in attendance.

Medical Examiner -

a cemetery, or section of a cemetery, with only flush-to-the-ground type markers.

Memorial Park

in the Jewish faith, a candelabrum with a central stem bearing seven candles; it is the oldest symbol in Judaism.

Menorah -

the relationship between the wholesale cost of the merchandise and the total cost (both service and merchandise) to the consumer.

Merchandise Value Ratio (MVR) -

the purchasing, pricing, display, and sale of merchandise.

Merchandising-

he number that occurs most frequently in a listing of numbers.

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-in the Jewish faith, a hexagram formed by the combination of two triangles. May be called the Jewish Star. It symbolizes a new hope for the Jewish people.

Mogen David (Star of David)

place where dead human bodies are kept until identified and/ or released for final disposition.

Morgue -

that branch of law which relates to matters concerned with the disposal of the dead.

Mortuary Law (Mortuary Jurisprudence, Funeral Service Law) -

the entry way into the funeral home or church.

Narthex (Vestibule) -

a cemetery created and maintained under an Act of Congress for burial of veterans of military service and their eligible family members.

National Cemetery -

the seating or auditorium section of a church.

Nave -

a recess or space in a columbarium used for the permanent placing of cremated remains.

Niche -

any metal which is not formed from iron.

Non-Ferrous Metal -

a news item concerning the death of a person which usually contains a biographical sketch.

Obituary -

specific statements of ends, the achievement of which are contemplated within a specific time period

Objectives -

funeral rites or burial ceremonies.

Obsequies -

- a casket having eight angles or corners and therefore has eight sides or surfaces on the side of the body panel.

Octagon

the administration and supervision of office duties and functions.

Office Management -

one who conducts a religious service or ceremony.

Officiant -

to arrange or constitute in interdependent parts, each having a specific function or relation with respect to the whole; the arrangement and distribution of work among members of an organization.

Organizing -

any container which is designed for placement in the grave around the casket, including, but not limited to, containers commonly known as burial vaults, grave boxes, and grave liners.

Outer Burial Container -

a symbolic cloth covering placed over the casket.

Pall -

in the Roman Catholic faith, a candle placed near the casket during the Funeral Mass that signifies the everlasting light of Christ

Paschal Candle -

one having spiritual care over a number of people.

Pastor -

a casket in which the rim (ogee), crown, and pies are formed as one unit and which raises as one piece.

Perfection Full Couch -

a casket in which the rim (ogee), crown, and pies are formed as one unit with a transverse cut in the cap, forming a two piece lid for the casket.

Perfection Half Couch -

an arrangement made by the cemetery whereby funds are set aside, the income from which is used to maintain the cemetery plot indefinitely.

Perpetual Care -

the wedge shaped portion of the cap (lid) at each end of the crown.

Pie (Fishtail) -

that function of determining in advance what needs to be accomplished in order to achieve a particular goal.

Planning -

a synthetic or natural organic material shaped when soft and then hardened.

Plastic -

a method of molding plastic by injecting molten plastic into a die.

Plastic Extrusion Molding -

the finish created when base metal is coated by another metal via an electrolytic process; it is identified when used in casket construction by the term "deposit" as in 'copper deposit.'

Plated -

a woven cloth with a nap exceeding 1/8th inch.

Plush -

thin sheets of wood glued together so that the grains are at right angles to one another; an odd number of sheets will be used so that the grain on the front and back will always run the same direction.

Plywood -

a compound, similar in appearance to plastic, that has a high molecular weight creating an extremely durable substance.

Polymer -

the head of the Roman Catholic Church and the Bishop of Rome.

Pope -

services provided by a funeral service organization that occur after final disposition.

Post-Need Services (After Care, Follow-Up Services) -

A card with the name of the decedent and a prayer or verse on one side and a photo on the other side, which may or may not include the dates of birth and death.

Prayer Card -

those funeral arrangements made in advance of need that include provisions for funding or prepayment.

Prefunded Funeral Arrangements -

that facility in a funeral home especially designed and equipped for embalming and otherwise prepare dead human bodies.

Preparation Room -

hose funeral arrangements made in advance of need that do not include provisions for funding or prepayment.

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particles of wood bonded together with waterproof glue; the different types are distinguished by the size of the particles of wood used.

Pressed Board (Particle Board, Flake Board) -

a kneeling rail.

Prie Dieu (Prayer Rail, Kneeler) -

a title conferred by ordination.

Priest -

those who transport only in particular instances and only for those they chose to contract with (funeral home vehicles and livery).

Private Carrier -

- the movement, in an orderly fashion, at the beginning of a service.

Procession/Processional

- reduction in the amount of a bill when a minimum quantity of merchandise has been ordered.

Quantity Discount