casket

noun cas·ket \ ˈkas-kət \

Updated on: 17 Apr 2018

Definition of casket

1 : a small chest or box (as for jewels)

2 : a usually fancy coffin

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casket

transitive verb

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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

If that's not enough, WWE has just announced The Undertaker, who made his return at WrestleMania 34, will take on Rusev in a classic casket match.

— troy l. smith, cleveland.com, "Undertaker vs. Rusev casket match set for WWE's Greatest Royal Rumble," 11 Apr. 2018
Church bells tolled as pallbearers carried Hawking's casket inside the church and members of the public who gathered outside the chapel applauded as the funeral procession passed.

— kiara alfonseca /, NBC News, "Stephen Hawking laid to rest at funeral in Cambridge," 31 Mar. 2018
Clark's body sat in an open casket, attendees said.

— nashelly chavez, sacbee, "Protesters close I Street downtown after open-casket viewing of Stephon Clark's body | The Sacramento Bee," 28 Mar. 2018
Gentry will join Pelicans star Anthony Davis and general manager Dell Demps as honorary pallbearers behind the casket.

— william guillory, NOLA.com, "Alvin Gentry: Tom Benson was 'bigger than life', loved by many in the community," 23 Mar. 2018
After Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery closed off its grounds to most casket burials in 1966, Miramar was designed to hold the remains of 235,000 San Diego County vets.

— carl prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, "New memorial for paratroopers dedicated at Miramar National Cemetery," 17 Mar. 2018
At one time, maximum-security inmates in Seward made wooden caskets.

— michelle theriault boots, Anchorage Daily News, "New bill would put inmates back to work in Alaska prisons," 15 Mar. 2018
The police Honor Guard usually meets the hearse at the funeral site and carries the casket into the funeral while a superior officer calls out commands for officers to salute.

— dawn rhodes, chicagotribune.com, "For the fallen Cmdr. Bauer, Chicago prepares for a somber ritual — the police funeral," 16 Feb. 2018
Many, including Moore, apparently walked the mile or two behind the truck carrying Ventura’s casket.

— vahe gregorian, kansascity, "As it happened: With the Royals at Yordano Ventura’s funeral in Dominican Republic," 24 Jan. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of casket

Middle English, perhaps modification of Medieval French cassette

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First Known Use: 15th century

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casket Synonyms

Synonyms

bin, box, caddy, case, chest, locker, trunk;

Related Words

carton, crate;

footlocker, locker, sea chest;

coffer, lockbox, safe, safe-deposit box, strongbox;

bandbox, hatbox, jewel box, snuffbox, tinderbox;

CASKET Defined for English Language Learners

casket

noun

Definition of casket for English Language Learners

: a small chest or box for jewelry or other valuable things

CASKET Defined for Kids

casket

noun cas·ket \ ˈka-skət \

Definition of casket for Students

1 : coffin

2 : a small box for storage or safekeeping (as for jewels)

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