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urn

noun as in vessel

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noun as in large jar

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At burials excavated at one site, over 85 iron objects - knives, arrowhead, rings, chisels, axes and swords - were found inside and outside burial urns.

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Focus, Okrepkie said, on things that are irreplaceable — “an urn with your parents remains, wedding rings” — or that have sentimental value.

Sand urns were much in demand in public spaces, she said, because so many people smoked.

Root, who has been on three Ashes tours of Australia, will get his next chance for a hundred down under when England attempt to reclaim the urn next winter.

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With its its powdery pastel colors, zigzag metal canopies, space-age scoreboard and verdant terraces filled with UFO-shaped urns, Dodger Stadium lived up to the hype.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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