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- Dictionarycasket/ˈkɑːskɪt/
noun
- 1. a small ornamental box or chest for holding jewels, letters, or other valued objects: "a small brass casket containing four black opals" Similar
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CASKET definition: 1. a small, decorative box, especially one used to keep jewellery in 2. a coffin 3. a small…. Learn more.
1. : a small chest or box (as for jewels) 2. : a usually fancy coffin. casket transitive verb. Synonyms. bier. box. coffin. pall. sarcophagus. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of casket in a Sentence. bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died a small casket of jewels.
Burying, cremating and preserving bodies. (Definition of casket from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) casket | Intermediate English. noun [ C ] us / ˈkæs·kɪt / Add to word list. a coffin.
a small chest or box, as for jewels. verb (used with object) to put or enclose in a casket. casket. / ˈkɑːskɪt / noun. a small box or chest for valuables, esp jewels. another name for coffin.
A casket is a coffin, or a box in which the body of a dead person is buried. Some funeral traditions include a chance for mourners to see the deceased in the casket before burial. Most caskets are made of wood — some plain, and others more ornamental.
noun. 1. a small box or chest, as for valuables. 2. US. a coffin, esp. a costly one. verb transitive. 3. to put into a casket. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Define casket. casket synonyms, casket pronunciation, casket translation, English dictionary definition of casket. n. 1. A coffin. 2. A small case or chest, as for jewels and other valuables. tr.v. cas·ket·ed , cas·ket·ing , cas·kets To enclose in a case, chest, or...
Definition of casket noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. caskets. A coffin. Wiktionary. A small box or chest, as for valuables. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A coffin, esp. a costly one. Webster's New World. An urn. Wiktionary. (nautical) A gasket. Wiktionary. Synonyms: coffin. jewel casket. cask. case. coffer. chest. pall. tomb. gemmary. box. jewel case.
casket definition: 1. a small, decorated box that is used for keeping valuable objects 2. a box in which a dead body…. Learn more.
