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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.

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[Middle English urne, from Latin urna.]

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urn [ɜːn]

n

1. a vaselike receptacle or vessel, esp a large bulbous one with a foot

2. a vase used as a receptacle for the ashes of the dead

3. (Cookery) a large vessel, usually of metal, with a tap, used for making and holding tea, coffee, etc.

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany the spore-producing capsule of a moss

[from Latin ūrna; related to Latin ūrere to burn, urceus pitcher, Greek hurkhē jar]

urnlike  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	urn - 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.	urn - 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 [ɜːn] N

1. (= vase) → urna f

2. (= tea urn) → tetera f; (= coffee urn) → cafetera f

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urn [kəˈnəʊpɪk ˈɜː^rn] n

(= vase) → urne f

(also funeral urn) → urne f funéraire

(also tea urn) → fontaine f à thé

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urn

n

→ Urne f

(also tea urn, coffee urn) → Kessel m

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urn [ɜːn] n

a. (vase) → urna

b. (also tea urn, coffee urn) capace contenitore provvisto di cannella per tè, caffè (specialmente nelle mense)

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urn [ɜːn] n

a. (vase) → urna

b. (also tea urn, coffee urn) capace contenitore provvisto di cannella per tè, caffè (specialmente nelle mense)

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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 (장식적인 굽 또는 대좌(臺座)가 있는) 단지, 항아리 urna urna bekas simpan abu mayat urn urne urna urna urnă урна urna žara urna urna โกศ vazo 骨灰甕 урна کوزہ، خاک دان bình đựng tro hỏa táng 骨灰瓮

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 주둥이가 있는 홍차(커피) 주전자 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，咖啡壺 електричний кавник چائے بنانے کا برتن bình to bằng kim loại 茶水壶