Definition of urn Urn

/ɚˈn/ - [ern] - urn

We found 14 definitions of urn from 5 different sources.

What does urn mean?

Noun Plural: urns
urn - a large pot for making coffee or tea
		pot metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
		coffee urn an urn in which coffee is made and kept hot
		samovar a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea
urn - a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet

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urn (n.)
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.
urn (n.)
Fig.: Any place of burial; the grave.
urn (n.)
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.
urn (n.)
A hollow body shaped like an urn, in which the spores of mosses are contained; a spore case; a theca.
urn (n.)
A tea urn. See under Tea.
urn (v. t.)
To inclose in, or as in, an urn; to inurn.

urn
A vase, ordinarily covered and without handles that usually has a narrowed neck above a footed pedestal.
urn
A container into which cremated remains are placed and kept.

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