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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

/ ˈ°ìɑ˲õ°ìɪ³Ù /

noun

  1. a small box or chest for valuables, esp jewels
  2. another name for coffin
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦²¹²õk±ð³Ù·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·³¦²¹²õk±ð³Ù·±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of casket1

1425–75; late Middle English < ?
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of casket1

C15: probably from Old French cassette little box; see case ²
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Trump was caked in "open casket" levels of make-up, and while alive, brought sleepy energy that only added to the funereal tone.

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Unlike at many such events, people were allowed to move at an unhurried pace, flowing in concentric circles around the casket set atop the same catafalque used in 1865 to hold Abraham Lincoln’s body.

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Not lying in a casket at a public viewing after her sudden death this year — the last time she laid eyes on Garcia.

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He spiced up a badminton match between the United States and China — “As you see, it don’t stop ’til the casket drop.â€

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Dozens of people assembled outside Ms Brella's family home in Delhi as her casket was laid to rest eight months after she left for a new life in the United Kingdom.

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