Urn
Word | URN |
Character | 3 |
Hyphenation | urn |
Pronunciations | /ɜːn/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Urn"
What do we mean by urn?
A vase of varying size and shape, usually having a footed base or pedestal. noun
A closed metal vessel having a spigot and used for warming or serving tea or coffee. noun
The spore-bearing part of a moss capsule. noun
To inclose in an urn, or as in an urn; inurn.
A kind of vase, usually rather large, having an oviform or rounded body with a foot; by extension (since the ashes of the dead were formerly put into such vessels), any receptacle for the dead body or its remains. noun
A place of burial; a grave. noun
A Roman measure for liquids, containing one half the amphora. noun
A tea-urn. noun
In botany, the hollow vessel in which the spores of mosses are produced; the sporogonium or spore-case; the theca. See cut under moss. noun
In the Dicyemida, specifically, a cup-like part of the infusoriform embryo of a rhombogenous dicyemid, consisting of a capsule, a lid, and contents. See Dicyemida, and cut under Dicyema. noun
To inclose in, or as in, an urn; to inurn. transitive verb
A vessel of various forms, usually a vase furnished with a foot or pedestal, employed for different purposes, as for holding liquids, for ornamental uses, for preserving the ashes of the dead after cremation, and anciently for holding lots to be drawn. noun
Fig.: Any place of burial; the grave. noun
A measure of capacity for liquids, containing about three gallons and a haft, wine measure. It was haft the amphora, and four times the congius. noun
A hollow body shaped like an urn, in which the spores of mosses are contained; a spore case; a theca. noun
A tea urn. See under Tea. noun
The order of true mosses; -- so called because the capsules of many kinds are urn-shaped. noun
A vase with a footed base noun
A metal vessel for serving tea or coffee noun
A vessel for ashes or cremains of a deceased person noun
A vase with a footed base.
A metal vessel for serving tea or coffee.
A vessel for the ashes or cremains of a deceased person.
Any place of burial; the grave.
A measure of capacity for liquids, containing about three gallons and a half, wine measure. It was half the amphora, and four times the congius.
A hollow body shaped like an urn, in which the spores of mosses are contained; a spore case; a theca.
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