casket

[kas-kit, kah-skit]

noun

1. a coffin.

2. a small chest or box, as for jewels.

verb (used with object)

1. to put or enclose in a casket.

casket

/ ˈkɑːskɪt /

noun

1. a small box or chest for valuables, esp jewels

2. another name for coffin

Other Word Forms

• casketlike adjective
• uncasketed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of casket¹

1425–75; late Middle English < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of casket¹

C15: probably from Old French cassette little box; see _case ²

Example Sentences

Services were held at Good Shepherd Fellowship and ended with his casket being wheeled out to “Land of 1,000 Dances.”

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"Mr President, my husband loved you. And he knew that you loved him too," she said tearfully, also thanking Vance and his wife Usha for accompanying the casket back to Arizona.

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On Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance traveled from Utah to Phoenix aboard Air Force Two with Kirk’s family to bring the activist’s casket home.

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The cemetery temporarily shut down in 2000 when, in response to a complaint, state investigators showed up and found bone fragments and casket shards strewn on the grounds.

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Bill Shankly often spoke of there being one casket buried under the Kop - many ashes were scattered but only one casket buried.

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