Definition of casket
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:a small chest or box (as for jewels)
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:a usually fancy coffin
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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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Burial will be at a later date in Bayside Cemetery in Potsdam, N.Y. A procession takes Francis Mariea’s casket to a hearse after his funeral at St. Therese Catholic Church in Mooresville on Monday.
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Others demand that casket sellers become licensed funeral directors.
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José Aguilar, a local resident, watched the procession of caskets, stooping under a tree to shield himself from the afternoon sun.
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The shop also carries pieces by Morgantown Glass Works, as well as Depression-era Vaseline glass, vintage Fiesta dinnerware, old ice-cream parlor stools, and vintage jewelry caskets.
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Police got a call Monday night that a small white casket had been found in a black trash bag, not far from several cemeteries.
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A casket with organs inside was found Monday night on West Clearfield Street in North Philadelphia across from Mount Peace Cemetery.
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At the end of Patty's funeral, some 60 developmentally challenged residents of the home filed out of the church — stopping, one by one, at Patty's casket to say goodbye.
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A casket carrying Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo Alexander Douglass is slated to arrive at the San Diego International Airport around 7:30 p.m. Friday.
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Origin and Etymology of casket
Middle English, perhaps modification of Medieval French cassette
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1
:coffin
2
:a small box for storage or safekeeping (as for jewels)
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