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[ urn ] / ɜrn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR urn ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna 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. Origin of urn1325–75; Middle English urne<Latin urna earthen vessel for ashes, water, etc., akin to urceus pitcher, Greek hýrchē jar OTHER WORDS FROM urnurnlike, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH urnearn, urn Words nearby urnurinoscopy, urinous, URL, Urmia, Urmston, urn, Ur-Nammu, urnfield, urning, uro-, urobilin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for urnThe boys remains are supposedly contained in an urn in Westminster Abbey. Richard III - Princes in Tower Will Not Be Disinterred|Tom Sykes|February 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST The Queen was reportedly in "full agreement" with the church authorities that the urn should not be opened. Richard III - Princes in Tower Will Not Be Disinterred|Tom Sykes|February 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST Browne wrote hauntingly of the resemblance between the urn and the womb. Halloween Read: Thomas Browne’s Eerie Premonition of His Burial|Stefan Beck|October 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST Urn Burial is a bedside book, a nightstand book, one that begs to be read in a wind-lashed, lightning-struck manor. Halloween Read: Thomas Browne’s Eerie Premonition of His Burial|Stefan Beck|October 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Urn Burial is full of quotations fit for long and moody contemplation. Halloween Read: Thomas Browne’s Eerie Premonition of His Burial|Stefan Beck|October 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST Miss Priscilla was watching the tap of the urn run—her phrase, not ours. A Likely Story|William De Morgan Sixtus V. had the chamber in which the urn was placed opened, but found it empty, and it has now been walled up. Behind this urn were several soldiers, and Mich'l recognized the sharp-eyed Captain Ilgen. Astounding Stories, August, 1931|Various As he replaces the urn in its sacred deposit, he will feel, 'She is not dead, but sleepeth!' The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 3, September 1837|Various He dipped the tip of his tail into an urn of chilled perfume and gently dabbed it about his nostril. The Reluctant Weapon|Howard L. Myers
British Dictionary definitions for urn
nouna 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 Derived forms of urnurnlike, adjectiveWord Origin for urnC14: from Latin ūrna; related to Latin ūrere to burn, urceus pitcher, Greek hurkhē jar Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to urncontainer, pot, jar, vase, ossuary, pitcher, ewer, capsule, cistern, vessel, samovar |