cendrièrecommon nounSyllable DecompositioncendrièreEtymologyexpandDefinitions1. Place where geological ashes are extracted to be spread on fields as fertilizer, or as raw material in the extraction of potash.expandLe Sieur Charles De Bezannes, châtelain de Festieux, a ouvert sur ses terres une cendrière dont nous ignorons la date d'ouverture.2. Layer of black and ashy soil.géologieexpand3. Large tightly woven cotton bag in which ashes are placed to prepare lye water (the ashes containing potash). In this sense, it is more commonly called an ash tray.histoireexpand4. Name sometimes given to peat.géologieexpandSee alsotéphrite (cn.) cendreux (adj.) cendrer (v.) cendré (adj.) cendre (cn.) cendrier (cn.) cinéraire (adj.) cinéraire (cn.)