casket

noun cas·ket \ ˈkas-kət \

|Updated on: 20 Aug 2018

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Definition of casket

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

2 : a usually fancy coffin

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casket

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Examples of casket in a Sentence

bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died
a small casket of jewels

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His mother, Mamie Till Mobley, had his casket left open to show the world what had happened to him.

— CBS News, "Author of Emmett Till book gave FBI interview recordings," 13 July 2018
Till’s mother would insist on having an open casket at her son’s funeral, so that the world could witness the horror.

— ernie suggs, ajc, "Aug. 28, 1955: The day Emmett Till launched a movement," 12 July 2018
Egdorf placed a Drivin’ the Dixie keychain in his casket.

— frank vaisvilas, Daily Southtown, "Southland family honors dad's memory by driving his ashes down Dixie Highway in convoy of Plymouth Prowlers," 12 July 2018
The 20-year-old rapper will have an open-casket funeral, his lawyer J. David Bogenschutz, confirms to People.

— morgan baila, refinery29.com, "XXXTentacion Will Have An Open-Casket Funeral," 25 June 2018
Later that night, Avendano’s body was laid out in an open casket in a funeral home on South Broad.

— thomas fox parry, The Atlantic, "The Death of a Gig Worker," 1 June 2018
After the service, her casket, adorned with pink and yellow roses and lilies, was taken to the cemetery for a private burial.

— lomi kriel, Houston Chronicle, "Santa Fe teacher Cynthia Tisdale remembered as a lifelong caretaker," 25 May 2018
More than 6,000 mourners, inspired by his crusades, have come from across the country and around the globe to pay respects during the public viewing of his casket in the Billy Graham Library.

— kiara alfonseca, NBC News, "Bill Clinton joins thousands to pay respect to Billy Graham," 27 Feb. 2018
Three caskets of unidentified remains were buried at the crash site in 2011.

— Fox News, "Remaining wreckage of Flight 93 is buried at memorial," 10 July 2018

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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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