ossuary

[ osh-oo-er-ee, os- ]

/ ˈɒʃ uˌɛr i, ˈɒs- /

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noun, plural os·su·ar·ies.

a place or receptacle for the bones of the dead.

Also ossuarium.

Origin of ossuary

1650–60; <Late Latin ossuārium, variant of ossārium, equivalent to oss- (stem of os) bone + -ārium-ary

Words nearby ossuary

ossify, Ossining, osso bucco, ossobuco, ossuarium, ossuary, OST, O star, oste-, osteal, ostealgia

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Example sentences from the Web for ossuary

The French cemetery at Notre Dame de Lorette has 20,000 named graves and an ossuary with 20,000 unknown dead.
Geoff Dyer's 'The Missing of the Somme' Reconsidered|Louisa Thomas|November 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
After a time the body is taken up, the bones cleaned, and deposited in an ossuary called the Quiogozon.
A further contribution to the study of the mortuary customs of the North American Indians|H. C. Yarrow
Bonaparte stopped near the Ossuary, and desired to be shown the spot where the battle of Morat was fought.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
Ossuary, os′ū-ar-i, n. a place where the bones of the dead are deposited: a charnel-house.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

I love to go to his ossuary of dead transactions, as I would visit the catacombs of Rome or Paris.
The Poet at the Breakfast Table|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
The Magdalenians have passed through this ossuary and have drawn out all the canine teeth to make ornaments of them.
Men of the Old Stone Age|Henry Fairfield Osborn

British Dictionary definitions for ossuary

ossuary

/ (ˈɒsjʊərɪ) /

noun plural -aries

any container for the burial of human bones, such as an urn or vault

Word Origin for ossuary

C17: from Late Latin ossuārium, from Latin os bone

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	ossuary
释义	ossuary [ osh-oo-er-ee, os- ] / ˈɒʃ uˌɛr i, ˈɒs- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ossuary ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural os·su·ar·ies. a place or receptacle for the bones of the dead. Also ossuarium. Origin of ossuary 1650–60; <Late Latin ossuārium, variant of ossārium, equivalent to oss- (stem of os) bone + -ārium-ary Words nearby ossuary ossify, Ossining, osso bucco, ossobuco, ossuarium, ossuary, OST, O star, oste-, osteal, ostealgia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ossuary The French cemetery at Notre Dame de Lorette has 20,000 named graves and an ossuary with 20,000 unknown dead. Geoff Dyer's 'The Missing of the Somme' Reconsidered\|Louisa Thomas\|November 11, 2011\|DAILY BEAST After a time the body is taken up, the bones cleaned, and deposited in an ossuary called the Quiogozon. A further contribution to the study of the mortuary customs of the North American Indians\|H. C. Yarrow Bonaparte stopped near the Ossuary, and desired to be shown the spot where the battle of Morat was fought. Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete\|Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne Ossuary, os′ū-ar-i, n. a place where the bones of the dead are deposited: a charnel-house. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various I love to go to his ossuary of dead transactions, as I would visit the catacombs of Rome or Paris. The Poet at the Breakfast Table\|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. The Magdalenians have passed through this ossuary and have drawn out all the canine teeth to make ornaments of them. Men of the Old Stone Age\|Henry Fairfield Osborn British Dictionary definitions for ossuary ossuary / (ˈɒsjʊərɪ) / noun plural -aries any container for the burial of human bones, such as an urn or vault Word Origin for ossuary C17: from Late Latin ossuārium, from Latin os bone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ossuary vessel, container, receptacle, vault
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ossuary

noun, plural os·su·ar·ies.

Origin of ossuary

Words nearby ossuary

Example sentences from the Web for ossuary

British Dictionary definitions for ossuary

noun plural -aries

Word Origin for ossuary

Words related to ossuary