cist
1a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
Origin of cist
1Words Nearby cist
Other definitions for cist (2 of 2)
a prehistoric sepulchral tomb or casket.
Origin of cist
2- Also kist [kist] /kɪst/ .
Other words from cist
- cisted, adjective
- cistic, adjective
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How to use cist in a sentence
In it were two burials, the first in a pottery cist placed in one corner of the well at 1·5 metres from the surface.
El Kab | J.E. QuibellBelow this cist lay another body in a wooden box painted white.
El Kab | J.E. QuibellIn the filling were fragments of Old Kingdom pottery, of a broken pottery cist, and of the rude pottery bars.
El Kab | J.E. QuibellIn one instance the cist was found between walls and beneath a roof of sandstone blocks.
El Kab | J.E. QuibellA complete skeleton in a stone cist is now lying in a glass case in the museum.
The Evolution Of An English Town | Gordon Home
British Dictionary definitions for cist (1 of 2)
/ (sɪst) /
a wooden box for holding ritual objects used in ancient Rome and Greece
Origin of cist
1British Dictionary definitions for cist (2 of 2)
kist
/ (sɪst) /
archaeol a box-shaped burial chamber made from stone slabs or a hollowed tree trunk
Origin of cist
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