casket

noun

cas·​ket ˈka-skət 

1

: a small chest or box (as for jewels)

2

: a usually fancy coffin

casket transitive verb

Synonyms of casket

• coffin
• tomb

Examples of casket in a Sentence

bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died

a small casket of jewels

Recent Examples on the Web

After all, her musclebound handlers have brought along with them an empty casket, and this is the sort of play where a coffin that appears in the first act is definitely going to go off in the third. — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Flower wreaths lined the wall outside the Hong Kong Funeral Home, and Tung’s casket was draped in a Chinese flag when it was brought out after the service. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Flower wreaths lined the wall outside the Hong Kong Funeral Home and Tung's casket, draped in a Chinese flag, could be seen being brought out after the service in live video streamed online by Hong Kong media. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Andrew was in the casket business earlier in his life, but at the time of his death, had moved on to other more lucrative ventures, including the management of multiple textile mills amid the boom of the Industrial Revolution. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, perhaps modification of Middle French cassette

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

casket

noun

cas·​ket ˈkas-kət 

1

: a small chest or box (as for jewels)

2

: coffin