cremains
noun/kɹɪˈmeɪnz/
Etymology
Blend of cremated + remains. Apparently originally a euphemism used by undertakers.
Definitions
Cremated remains of a deceased person.
- Some people prefer to keep the cremains in their homes in a special place.
- Paul's cremains arrived by limo service less than an hour before the living room memorial.
- Because of these remaining bone fragments, the cremains must be pulverized to a grainy powder before any scattering of ashes.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for cremains. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA