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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. Recent Examples on the Web.
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 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.
2 meanings: 1. a small box or chest for valuables, esp jewels 2. mainly US → another name for coffin (sense 1).... Click for more definitions.
/ˈkæskɪt/ a small decorated box for holding jewellery or other valuable things, especially in the past. Inside lay a casket of gold coins. Want to learn more?
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...
casket definition: 1. a small, decorated box that is used for keeping valuable objects 2. a box in which a dead body…. Learn more.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun casket, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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