Definition of casket
1 : a small chest or box (as for jewels)
2 : a usually fancy coffin
casket
transitive verbFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of casket in a Sentence
bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died
a small casket of jewels
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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