cremains

noun
/kɹɪˈmeɪnz/

Etymology

Blend of cremated + remains. Apparently originally a euphemism used by undertakers.

Definitions

  1. 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