casket

cas·ket  (kskt)

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 coffin.

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[Middle English, possibly alteration of Old French cassette; see cassette.]

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casket [ˈkɑːskɪt]

n

1. a small box or chest for valuables, esp jewels

2. Chiefly US another name for coffin [1]

[probably from Old French cassette little box; see case²]

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Casket, Casquet a small chest, as of jewels; a selection of literary or musical gems.

Examples: casket of jewels; of literary selections; of musical selections; of songs, 1850.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	casket - box in which a corpse is buried or cremated coffin bier - a coffin along with its stand; "we followed the bier to the graveyard" box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" sarcophagus - a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions)
	2.	casket - small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables jewel casket box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
Verb	1.	casket - enclose in a casket inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"

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casket

noun

1. box, case, chest, coffer, ark (dialect), jewel box, coffret, kist (Scot. & Northern English dialect) a jewellery casket made from French walnut

2. coffin, sarcophagus The casket was slowly lowered into the open grave.

Translations

casket [ˈkɑːskɪt] N (for jewels) → estuche m, cofre m (esp US) (= coffin) → ataúd m

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casket [ˈkɑːskɪt] n

(= small box) → coffret m

(US) (= coffin) → cercueil m

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casket

n → Schatulle f; (for cremated ashes) → Urne f; (US: = coffin) → Sarg m, → Totenschrein m (geh)

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casket [ˈkɑːskɪt] n (for jewels) → scrigno, cofanetto (Am) (coffin) → bara

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casket [ˈkɑːskɪt] n (for jewels) → scrigno, cofanetto (Am) (coffin) → bara

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casket

n casket [ˈkaːskit]

1 a small case for holding jewels etc. kissie عُلْبَةٌ لِحِفْظِ المُجَوْهَرات ковчеже skříňka na šperky skrin das Schmuckkästchen θήκη, μπιζουτιέρα cofre laegas جعبۀ جواهرات lipas coffret תֵּיבָה קטָנָה सिंगारदान, आभूषणों का डिब्बा kutijica ékszerládika kotak askja, skrín cofanetto, scrigno 小箱 (보석 등을 넣는) 작은 상자 dėžutė šķirstiņš bekas barang berhias kistje skrin kasetka caixinha casetă шкатулка skrinka škatlica, šatulja kutijica skrin, schatull กล่องเครื่องประดับ (küçük) mücevher kutusu 首飾盒 скринька, шкатулка ہیرے جواہرات رکھنے والا چھوٹا ڈبہ tráp 首饰盒

2 (especially American) a coffin. doodskis نَعْش، تابوت ковчег rakev kiste der Sarg φέρετρο ataúd puusärk تابوت ruumisarkku cercueil אָרוֹן מְתִים ताबूत lijes érckoporsó peti mati líkkista bara 棺 (특히 미국에서) 관 karstas zārks keranda doodkist likkiste trumna caixão coşciug гроб truhla, rakva krsta mrtvački sanduk []kista โลงศพ tabut 棺材 труна تابوت quan tài 棺材