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urn

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urn  (ûrn)
n.
1. A vase of varying size and shape, usually having a footed base or pedestal.
2. A closed metal vessel having a spigot and used for warming or serving tea or coffee.
3. Botany The spore-bearing part of a moss capsule.

[Middle English urne, from Latin urna.]

urn
Noun
1. a vaselike container, usually with a foot and a rounded body
2. a vase used as a container for the ashes of the dead
3. a large metal container, with a tap, used for making and holding tea or coffee [Latin urna]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.urnurn - a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
vase - an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
2.urnurn - a large pot for making coffee or tea
coffee urn - an urn in which coffee is made and kept hot
pot - metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
samovar - a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea
tea urn - an urn in which tea is brewed and from which it is served
Translations
urn [əːn] nurna;
(also: tea urn) → tetera (grande)

urn [əːn] nurne f;
(also: tea urn) → fontaine f à thé

urn [əːn] nUrne f;
(also: tea urn) → Teekessel m

urn [əːn] nurna;
(also: tea urn) → bollitore m per il tè

urn
n urn [əːn]
1 a tall vase or other container, especially for holding the ashes of a dead person a stone-age burial urn. kruik قارورَه، جَرَّه урна urna urne die Urne δοχείο για τις στάχτες του νεκρού urna urn سبو uurna urne צִנצֶנֶת אֶפֶר अस्थि-कलश, कलश urna urna (stór) krukka; duftker urna つぼ urna urna bekas simpan abu mayat urn urne urna urna urnă урна urna žara urna urna โกศ vazo 骨灰瓮 урна کوزہ، خاک دان bình đựng tro hỏa táng
2 a large metal container with a tap, in which tea or coffee is made eg in a canteen etc a tea-urn. kan, ketel غلايَة كَبيرَة للشّاي самовар samovar -maskine die Maschine τσαγερό tetera grande kraaniga keedunõu قهوه جوش بزرگ keitin fontaine (à thé) מֵיחַם चाय बनाने का बरतन aparat za čaj (kavu) szamovár stór hitakanna samovar コーヒー沸かし virdulys (metāla) tējkanna/kafijkanna bekas air ketel kaffe-/temaskin, samovar termos (bufetowy) chaleira samovar титан; куб samovar posoda (za čaj, kavo) čajnik []kokare, []bryggare เหยือก semaver 茶水壺 електричний кавник چائے بنانے کا برتن bình to bằng kim loại


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With many tears they singled out the whitened bones of their loved comrade and laid them within a golden urn in two layers of fat: they then covered the urn with a linen cloth and took it inside the tent.
Eglantine laid the urn before the Queen, and placed the fragrant rose on the dewy moss beside the throne, while a murmur of approval went through the hall, as each elfin wand waved to the little Fairy who had toiled so well and faithful]y, and could bring so fair a gift to their good Queen.
I judged him to be a bachelor from the frayed condition of his linen, and he appeared to have sustained a good many bereavements; for, he wore at least four mourning rings, besides a brooch representing a lady and a weeping willow at a tomb with an urn on it.
 
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