ossuary
英 ['ɒsjʊərɪ]
美
- n. 藏骨堂;骨罐
英英释义
- 1. any receptacle for the burial of human bones
英文词源
- ossuary (n.)
- "urn for the bones of the dead," 1650s, from Late Latin ossuarium "charnel house," from neuter of Latin ossuarius "of bones," from Latin os (plural ossua) "bone" (see osseous) on model of mortuarium.
词态变化
复数: ossuaries;