urn
noun
[ əːn ]
• a tall, rounded vase with a stem and base, especially one used for storing the ashes of a cremated person.
• a large metal container with a tap, in which tea or coffee is made and kept hot, or water for making such drinks is boiled.
• "a tea urn"
urn
verb
• place in an urn.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin urna ; related to urceus ‘pitcher’.
