kist

American  

[kist] / kɪst /

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. a coffer; a money chest.

2. any chestlike container; a box, trunk, or basket.

3. a coffin, especially a stone one; a sarcophagus.

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kist ¹ British  

/ kɪst /

noun

1. a large chest or coffer

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kist ² British  

/ kɪst /

noun

1. archaeol a variant spelling of cist 2

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kist ³ British  

/ kɪst /

noun

1. a large wooden chest in which linen is stored, esp one used to store a bride's trousseau

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Etymology

Origin of kist

1300–50; Middle English kiste < Old Norse kista chest

Example Sentences

Brebbia, activated from the 60-day injured kist before the game, underwent surgery on June 1, 2020, while with St. Louis.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2021

The great tumulus at Carne was opened in 1855, and within was found a kist-vaen of unhewn stones, covered with limestone boulders; but in the kist were only ashes, pieces of charcoal, and burnt dust.

From Nooks and Corners of Cornwall by Scott, C. A. Dawson

In 1900, when digging for the foundations of a house, an oblong slate kist, lying north and south, and containing a "crouched" burial, was found.

From Nooks and Corners of Cornwall by Scott, C. A. Dawson

Had thy cold pencil kist her pen,20 Thou couldst not so vnkindly err To show vs this faint shade for her.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard

If ever ye kist, if ever ye blest, And bade them thrive and thee,30 O save them now frae scaith and scorn, O save your oys and me!

From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various