cassone
[ kuh-soh-nee; Italian kahs-saw-ne ]
/ kəˈsoʊ ni; Italian kɑsˈsɔ nɛ /
noun, plural cas·so·ni [kuh-soh-nee; Italian kahs-saw-nee] /kəˈsoʊ ni; Italian kɑsˈsɔ ni/.
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
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Origin of cassone
Words nearby cassone
cassius longinus, cassivelaunus, cassock, cassolette, casson, cassone, cassoulet, cassowary, casspir, cast, cast about
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Example sentences from the Web for cassone
Painted probably to adorn the front of a cassone or marriage-chest.
The three screens carry four pictures—two long and narrow, evidently panels from a cassone; the others quite small.
A Wanderer in Venice|E.V. LucasThe Italian marriage-chests (cassone) were also of a richness which was never attempted in England.