Mors 200 Arts Final - Funeral Service Management and Merchandising Vocabulary Part 6

A range of derivative wood products which are manufactured by binding together wood stands, particles, fibers or veneers with adhesives to form composite materials. Sometimes referred to as composite wood or manufactured wood products.

The decorative or ornamental part of the casket handle that covers the exposed ends of the bar.

A form of casket interior created by placing the lining material on a metal form, weights added, the material steamed, and then attached to a suitable upholstery (backing) material.

A small headstone, set above ground, with a slightly slanting top.

Method used by management to establish the selling price for services and merchandise.

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.

A method of closure that utilizes the principle of the air seal in conjunction with an epoxy material at the junction of the dome and the base of the vault.

A pricing method which groups together selected services and/or merchandise.

Any light, easily cut wood; cone bearing or coniferous.

The method of price quotation by which each unit of service and/or merchandise is priced separately.

The focal part of the interior which fills the inside of the crown, sometimes bordered by the roll (cove); may be referred to as the panel.

The number of times sales in a given price bracket occur over a fixed period of time.

A fabric made from flax, noted for its strength, coolness, and luster.

An outer enclosure consisting of a body and a one or two piece lid.

The part of the casket handle that attaches the bar to the lug (ear).

Placing caskets in the selection room in their order of increasing or decreasing value.

Bronze metal rolled into sheets.

A fabric of silk, cotton, and possible rayon, with a nap.

A single handle in which the lug, arm, and bar are combined in one unit.

An "S" shaped molding that is a component part of the casket cap.

A component part of the casket interior which is inside the foot portion of the cap.

Molding along the lowermost edge of the body panels.

A metal alloy consisting of 90% copper with tin and sometimes zinc comprising the other 10%.

The wood extending from the center or pith to the sapwood; the cells which no longer participate in the life processes of the tree. It may be infiltrated with resins, and other materials which usually make it darker and more decay resistant.

A contained used to hold a dead human body which is constructed out of a type of cardboard, which is made with a series of alternate folds and ridges.