urn

urn n. [countable]

Fine Arta large or decorated vase.
a vase for holding the ashes of a person's cremated body.
a large metal container with a spout, used for making or serving tea or coffee in large amounts.

urn n.

Fine Arta large or decorative vase, esp. 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.
Botanythe spore-bearing part of the capsule of a moss, between lid and seta.

Latin urna earthen vessel for ashes, water, etc., akin to urceus pitcher, Greek hýrchē jar
Middle English urne 1325–75

urn′like′, adj.

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urn /ɜːn/ n

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

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin ūrna; related to Latin ūrere to burn, urceus pitcher, Greek hurkhē jarˈurnˌlike adj

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