Definition of casket
1 : a small chest or box (as for jewels)
2 : a usually fancy coffin
casket
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Examples of casket in a Sentence
bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died
a small casket of jewels
Recent Examples of casket from the Web
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The casket at Till's funeral was left open at his mother's request so the world could see the terrible way her son had died.
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After Till was abducted, beaten, and mutilated by two white men, his mother insisted on an open casket at her son’s funeral to show the barbarism of his killing.
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On Monday, the family ended up burying him again, taking dry dirt from a nearby field to cover the casket.
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White-gloved comrades in their dress blues quietly marched Collins' casket into the church as four others stood at the entrance in silent salute.
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The sailors saluted before the casket left in a hearse.
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Ajin sent a casket spray of real flowers for the funeral ceremony.
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At the end of a service that drew applause, laughter and tears, Collins' casket was carried into the hearse outside the church by members of the Bowie State University Army ROTC.
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Visitors to the site will be able to follow a complete ceremony: from the entry of the casket into the crematorium chapel until it’s fed into the oven.
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Origin and Etymology of casket
Middle English, perhaps modification of Medieval French cassette
First Known Use: 15th century
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: a small chest or box for jewelry or other valuable things
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