Definitions
a large vase-like vessel, often with a foot or lid and sometimes used for ashes
Word origin
From Middle English urne, from Old French urne, from Latin urna (“vessel”). Doublet of urna.
Used in a sentence
“A rustic, digging in the ground by Padua, […]found an urn, or earthen pot, in which there was another urn.”
“His scattered limbs with my dead body burn, / And once more join us in the pious urn.”
“So draw him home to those that mourn In vain; a favourable speed Ruffle thy mirror’d mast, and lead Thro’ prosperous floods his holy urn.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer12 curated clues
01“Vase”3 letters
02“Ceremonial vessel”3 letters
03“Container for remains”3 letters
04“Cremation vessel”3 letters
05“Decorative vessel”3 letters
06“Memorial vessel”3 letters
07“Tall decorative vessel”3 letters
08“Vase for ashes”3 letters
09“Vase-like vessel”3 letters
10“Vessel for ashes”3 letters
11“Vessel on a mantel”3 letters
12“Funerary vase”3 letters
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