urn
Other forms: urns
An urn is a large, hollow vase that's usually made of metal or clay. Some urns are used for making coffee or tea, others are made to put someone’s ashes in. Go figure.
Urn is probably from the Latin word urna for "a jar or vessel," but some say it’s from another Latin word urere which means, "to burn.” While some urns are used for making hot drinks, the most common use of an urn is holding the ashes of a dead person. Most urns are decorated. “Ode to a Grecian Urn” by the Romantic poet John Keats (1820), is a poem about the figures on a classical Greek urn.
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a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
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type of:
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vase
an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
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vase
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a large pot for making coffee or tea
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types:
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coffee urn
an urn in which coffee is made and kept hot
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samovar
a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea
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tea urn
an urn in which tea is brewed and from which it is served
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pot
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
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coffee urn
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Vocabulary lists containing urn
When war destroys their life in Syria, Nuri Ibrahim tries to hold onto hope that he and his grieving wife will survive the dangerous journey to a new home.
This novel is a fictionalized account of the life of Juan de Pareja, the half-African slave of famed painter Diego Velázquez in 17th century Spain.
Following the death of their mother, twelve-year old Fella and her sixteen-year old sister Zany travel from West Virginia to Asheville to try to unite their divided family.
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