{Cinerary urns}, vessels used by the ancients to preserve the ashes of the dead when burned. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Cinerary — Cin er*a*ry, a. [L. cinerarius, fr. cinis ashes.] Pertaining to ashes; containing ashes. [1913 Webster] {Cinerary urns}, vessels used by the ancients to preserve the ashes of the dead when burned. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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