coffin (redirected from coffins)

cof·fin  (kôfn, kfn)

n.

1. An oblong box in which a corpse is buried.

2. The horny part of a horse's hoof.

tr.v. cof·fined, cof·fin·ing, cof·fins

To place in or as if in a coffin.

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[Middle English cofin, basket, from Old French, from Latin cophinus, from Greek kophinos.]

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coffin

Noun

a box in which a corpse is buried or cremated [Latin cophinus basket]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	coffin - box in which a corpse is buried or cremated casket 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)
Verb	1.	coffin - place into a coffin; "her body was coffined" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

Translations

coffin [ˈkɔfɪn] n → ataúd m

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coffin [ˈkɔfɪn] n → cercueil m

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coffin [ˈkɔfɪn] n → Sarg m

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coffin [ˈkɔfɪn] n → bara

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coffin

n coffin [ˈkofin]

(Americanˈcasket) a box for a dead body to be buried or cremated in The coffin was placed in the grave. doodskis تابوت، نَعْش ковчег rakev kiste der Sarg φέρετρο ataúd puusärk تابوت ruumisarkku cercueil אָרוֹן מְתִים ताबूत lijes koporsó peti mati kista bara 棺 관 karstas zārks keranda kist likkiste trumna caixão sicriu гроб truhla, rakva krsta kovčeg likkista โลงศพ tabut 棺材 труна تابوت quan tài 棺材