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urn
[urn]
noun
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
a vase for holding the ashes of the cremated dead.
a large metal container with a spigot, used for making or serving tea or coffee in quantity.
Botany.the spore-bearing part of the capsule of a moss, between lid and seta.
urn
/ ɜː /
noun
a vaselike receptacle or vessel, esp a large bulbous one with a foot
a vase used as a receptacle for the ashes of the dead
a large vessel, usually of metal, with a tap, used for making and holding tea, coffee, etc
botany the spore-producing capsule of a moss
Other 51Թ Forms
- urnlike adjective
- ˈܰˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of urn1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of urn1
Example Sentences
BBC Sport takes a closer look at some of the issues facing the Aussies which might give England some heart before they begin their bid to regain the urn in Perth on 21 November.
Now there is a World Test Championship final to win and an Ashes urn to retain.
From full-body taxidermy to partial mementos — skulls, bronzed hearts or freeze-dried paws, for example — such services provide closure in ways that, clients say, traditional burials or urns cannot.
A sterling silver urn, given to Miss Pickford by the queen of Siam, is also in a glass case.
Their discovery – alongside bone fragments identified by an inscribed urn as belonging to the Buddha himself – reverberated through the world of archaeology.
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