casket
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noun \ˈkas-kət\Definition of CASKET
1
: a small chest or box (as for jewels)
2
: a usually fancy coffin
— casket transitive verb
See Examples of CASKET
- <bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died>
- <a small casket of jewels>
Origin of CASKET
Middle English, perhaps modification of Middle French cassette
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to CASKET
- Synonyms
- bier, box, coffin, pall, sarcophagus
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