Definition of Casket

1. Noun. Box in which a corpse is buried or cremated.

Exact synonyms: Coffin
Specialized synonyms: Bier, Sarcophagus
Generic synonyms: Box
Derivative terms: Coffin

2. Verb. Enclose in a casket.
Generic synonyms: Close In, Enclose, Inclose, Shut In

3. Noun. Small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables.
Exact synonyms: Jewel Casket
Generic synonyms: Box

Definition of Casket

1. n. A small chest or box, esp. of rich material or ornamental character, as for jewels, etc.

2. n. A gasket. See Gasket.

3. v. t. To put into, or preserve in, a casket.

Definition of Casket

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

2. Noun. An urn. ¹

3. Noun. The type of coffin with upholstery and a half-open lid. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Casket

1. to place in a casket (a burial case) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Casket

casimires
casing
casing nail
casing shoe
casings
casini
casino
casino-hotel
casinolike
casinos
casita
casitas
cask
cask wine
casked
casket (current term)
casketed
casketing
caskets
caskful
casking
casks
casky
casn't
casomorphin
casomorphine
casomorphines
casomorphins
casopitant
caspase

Literary usage of Casket

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ivories by Alfred Maskell (1905)
"There is a similar casket in the museum at Brussels, not, however, equal to the Veroli casket in design or Beginning with caskets, we must, ..."

2. The Reformation by George Park Fisher (1906)
"The statements in the foregoing sketch rest upon evidence which is independent of the famous "casket letters" - the letters and love-sonnets addressed by ..."

3. Baptist Missionary Magazine by American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (1900)
"The casket is a model of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda resting on a base of solid silver, ... The cost of this casket is estimated at Rs. 20000 (about $6600). ..."

4. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1905)
"The casket was discovered upon one of Bothwell's servants, June 20, ... The revolution at borne was virtually effected before the discovery of the casket. ..."

5. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"The casket Letters now disappear from history. The question of their genuineness is beset with difficulties which in the absence of the originals it may be ..."

6. The Reformation by George Park Fisher (1889)
"The statements in the foregoing sketch rest upon evidence which is independent of the famous " casket letters " — the letters and love-sonnets addressed by ..."

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