cassone

American  

[kuh-soh-nee, kahs-saw-ne] / kəˈsoʊ ni, kɑsˈsɔ nɛ /

noun

plural

cassoni

1. a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.

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Etymology

Origin of cassone

1880–85; < Italian, equivalent to cass ( a ) box ( case ² ) + -one augmentative suffix

Example Sentences

The Italian coast guard on Sunday recovered a man’s body from a shipwreck of a rubber dinghy a day earlier near Marettimo, Italian state TV quoted a Trapani-based port official, Gulgielmo Cassone, as saying.

From Washington Times

That’s one reason it’s important to apply repellent carefully to all exposed skin when you want to avoid ticks, says Bryan Cassone, an associate professor of biology at Brandon University in Manitoba.

From Washington Post

“It may have been a joint effort,” says Antonio Cassone, professor emeritus of medical microbiology at the University of Perugia.

From Science Magazine

“The expectation is that we will have a protective vaccine. Probably more than one,” said Antonio Cassone, the former head of the infectious-disease department at Italy’s national health institute.

From Washington Post

The cassone, or Italian chest, not only encloses emptiness in its interior space, but it also heightens the impression that the painting is an open window into the world of Carnevale’s city.

From Washington Post