cinerary

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cinerary - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cinerary \Cin"er*a*ry\, a. [L. cinerarius, fr. cinis ashes.]
     Pertaining to ashes; containing ashes.
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     Cinerary urns, vessels used by the ancients to preserve the
        ashes of the dead when burned.
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cinerary - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cinerary
      adj 1: containing or used for ashes of the cremated dead; "a
             cinerary urn"