What Funeral Attendants do: 1  Direct or escort mourners to parlors or chapels in which wakes or funerals are being held. 2  Greet people at the funeral home. 3  Perform a variety of tasks during funerals to assist funeral directors and to ensure that services run smoothly and as planned. Greet people at the funeral home. 2  Perform a variety of tasks during funerals to assist funeral directors and to ensure that services run smoothly and as planned. 3  Carry flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to places of interment.
Trough. trough. 1. A long, hollow vessel, generally for holding water or other liquid, especially one formed by excavating a log longitudinally on one side; a long tray; also, a wooden channel for conveying water, as to a mill wheel.
algology. 1  1 the branch of medicine concerned with the study of pain. 2  2 the branch of science concerned with the study of algae. Also called phycology. algology The formal study of algae. alÂ·golÂ·oÂ·gy (al-gÅ'lÅ-jÄ) 1. The study of pain. 2. The scientific study of algae. [G. algos, pain, + -logy] algology The study of the nature, causes and management of pain. alÂ·golÂ·oÂ·gy (al-gÅ'lÅ-jÄ) 1. The study of pain. 2. The scientific study of algae. [G. algos, pain, + -logy] algology