Cremains
Origin
crematedremains. Apparently a euphemism used by undertakers.
1954, Time (magazine), Volume 63, Issues 1-13, page 93: The commission's research turned up such a sign of the times as a crematory that delicately refers to ashes as "cremains."
Full definition of cremains
Noun
cremains
(uncountable)- Cremated remains of a deceased person.
- 1992, Kathleen Sublette, Martin Flagg, Final Celebrations: A Guide for Personal and Family Funeral Planning, page 52,Some people prefer to keep the cremains in their homes in a special place.
- 2009, Mugan Sozan Peter Schellin, Rogue Monk: A Memoir about Zen, Disability, and Work, page 93,Paul's cremains arrived by limo service less than an hour before the living room memorial.
- 2010, Norman L. Cantor, After We Die: The Life and Times of the Human Cadaver, page 111,Because of these remaining bone fragments, the cremains must be pulverized to a grainy powder before any scattering of ashes.