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uniform resource name
a vessel for ashes or cremains of a deceased person
a metal vessel for serving tea or coffee
a vase with a footed base
{i} jar for ashes; decorative vase (especially one on an ornamental pedestal); container in which a large quantity of hot water (or tea or coffee) is held and can be poured out through a spout
{n} a vessel for the ashes of the dead
The URI architecture requires that a resource be named by a URN (Uniform Resource Name) and be retrieved by a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) A URC (Uniform Resource Characterstitic) binds the URN of a resource to one or more URLs Once this system is activated, URNs will be used to "reference" information resources World Wide Web clients will then send the URN for a desired resource to an international network of URN to URL resolvers (the URC service) that will return to the client one or more URLs that can be used to access the resource
Any place of burial; the grave
Universal Resource Name that will identify a document or service, as does a URL, but in a location-independent, logical, robust manner
a large pot for making coffee or tea
It was haft the amphora, and four times the congius
A tea urn
Uniform Resource Name A web page name that doesn't change when the page is moved to a different computer, proposed as a solution to the broken link problem
A measure of capacity for liquids, containing about three gallons and a haft, wine measure
Uniform Resource Name A new Internet addressing scheme, still under discussion, which will allow multiple copies of resources to be identified
A motif much used as decoration during the classical revival of the later 18th century and particularly associated with Adam
a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet a large pot for making coffee or tea
Uniform Resource Name A new Internet addressing scheme, still under discussion, which will allow multiple copies of a resource to be identified
Uniform Resource Name - RFC 1737
Uniform Resource Name URNs are another kind of URI Names are more persistent than Locations A location may change, but a name rarely will
See under Tea
A container to hold cremated remains It can be placed in a columbarium or mausoleum, or buried in the ground When buried, the cemetery may require that the urn first be placed in a vault
An urn is a metal container used for making a large quantity of tea or coffee and keeping it hot
URNs are URIs that identify a resource regardless of its physical location URLs are a type of URN
A container which serves as a receptacle for cremated human remains Urns can be made of bronze, ceramic, glass, stone, wood or other materials
Uniform Resource Names, are as yet defined, but are the holy grail of addressing, as any file would retain the same URN, regardless of which computer the file resided on URNs would be universal identifiers for Internet resources, regardless of the resource origins
Universal Resource Name A unique identifier that identifies an entity, but doesn't tell where it is located That lets the system look it up to see if a local copy exists before going out to find it on the Web It also allows the web location to change, while still allowing the object to be found
Uniform Resource Name, the result of an evolving attempt to define a name and address syntax for persistent objects accessible over the Internet; urn: foo: a123,456 is a legal URN consisting of three colon-separated fields: urn followed by a namespace identifier, followed by a namespace specifier (see RFC 1737 and RFC 2141 for details)
Vase, generally with rounded body and narrow neck, especially used to refer to vessels containing the cremated remains of the dead
a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
Location-independent names for Internet resources
Universal Resource Name
A pottery vessel, usually rather large, deep, and without handles Urns were most often used for holding the ashes and bones of the dead and were sometimes buried
Universal Resource Name/Number A storage-independent scheme to name all resources on the Internet with a unique and fixed name URNs are likely to supersede URLs for identification and referencing of networked resources
Uniform Resource Name URNs are another kind of URI Names are more persistent than Locations A location may change, but a name rarely will (1)
To inclose in, or as in, an urn; to inurn
A vessel of various forms, usually a vase furnished with a foot or pedestal, employed for different purposes, as for holding liquids, for ornamental uses, for preserving the ashes of the dead after cremation, and anciently for holding lots to be drawn
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A generic term for any container used for the placement of cremated remains (ashes) In general, there are no laws or regulations governing the size, shape or materials used for urns However, size may be a factor with regards to final disposition
An urn is a container in which a dead person's ashes are kept
A hollow body shaped like an urn, in which the spores of mosses are contained; a spore case; a theca
A container into which cremated remains are placed, made of metal, wood or stone
Unique Reference Number Usually applied to a data record as an identifier
Urn of Fate
An Italian Christmas tradition in which boxes are selected from an urn, only some of them containing presents
tea-urn
an urn or pot, with a gravity-fed tap at the bottom, used for holding hot water, hot tea or hot coffee

But as I continued to advance, the noise increased, and became like the hissing of an enormous tea-urn.

An urn
casket
coffee urn
an urn in which coffee is made and kept hot
devil's urn
a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
electric urn
electric kettle, metal urn in which water is heated by means of electricity
funeral urn
container which holds the ashes from a cremated body
mortuary urn
{i} urn for keeping the ashes of a deceased person
tea urn
an urn in which tea is brewed and from which it is served
tea urn
a large metal container that you use for heating water to make a lot of cups of tea
urns
plural of urn
winter urn
a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
urn

    Turkish pronunciation

    ırn

    Pronunciation

    /ˈərn/ /ˈɜrn/

    Etymology

    [ '&rn ] (noun.) 14th century. From Latin urna (“vessel”).
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