Definition of: urn

(ûrn) noun
1. A rounded or angular vase having a foot, variously used in antiquity as a receptacle for the ashes of the dead, a water vessel, measure, etc.
2. A vessel for preserving the ashes of the dead; a grave.
3. In ancient Rome, a receptacle used to hold lots drawn in voting.
4. A vase–shaped receptacle having a faucet, and designed for keeping tea, coffee, etc., hot, as by means of a spirit lamp. ♦ Homophones: earn, erne. [<F urne <L urna]
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In park at Versailles.