cist
1- a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
Origin of cist
1cist
2- a prehistoric sepulchral tomb or casket.
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Historical Examples of cist
The cist lay in a small chamber, the body on its left side, with head to the north.
El KabJ.E. Quibell
Nothing was found in them but some sand which had fallen in on opening the cist.
The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of ScotlandDaniel Wilson
Within it was found a cist containing two skeletons nearly entire.
The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of ScotlandDaniel Wilson
In this case the cist lay north and south, but the head was laid at the south end.
The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of ScotlandDaniel Wilson
In a cist discovered in 1790, under a large cairn in the parish of Kilbride, the skeleton lay with its head to the east.
The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of ScotlandDaniel Wilson
cist
1- a wooden box for holding ritual objects used in ancient Rome and Greece
Word Origin for cist
cist
2kist
- archaeol a box-shaped burial chamber made from stone slabs or a hollowed tree trunk
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Word Origin and History for cist
"sepulchral chest or chamber," 1804, in some cases from Latin cista "wickerwork basket, box," from Greek kiste "box, chest" (see chest); according to OED, in some cases from Welsh cist in cist faen "stone coffin," the first element of which is from the Latin word.