casket

noun
/ˈkæs.kɪt/UK/ˈkæs.kɪt/US

Etymology

Probably from Norman cassette. Possibly reformed by analogy with cask, thus analyzable as cask + -et. Doublet of cassette.

  1. derived from cassette

Definitions

  1. A little box, e.g. for jewellery.

    • They will be here at five, take merely the clothes necessary for the journey and her jewel-casket. The Hunt for the Red Casked
  2. An urn.

  3. A coffin.

  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. A gasket.

    2. To put into, or preserve in, a casket.

      • I have […] casketed my treasure.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA