casket
11casket — [[t]kɑ͟ːskɪt, kæ̱sk [/t]] caskets 1) N COUNT A casket is a small box in which you keep valuable things. [LITERARY] 2) N COUNT A casket is a coffin. [mainly AM] …
12casket — noun 1) the casket of a dead soldier Syn: coffin, sarcophagus; informal box; humorous wooden overcoat 2) a small casket of jewels Syn: box, chest, case, container, receptacle …
13casket — UK [ˈkɑːskɪt] / US [ˈkæskət] noun [countable] Word forms casket : singular casket plural caskets 1) a small decorated box for keeping jewellery and valuable objects in 2) mainly American a coffin for a dead body …
14casket — /ˈkaskət / (say kahskuht) noun 1. a small chest or box, as for jewels. 2. a coffin. –verb (t) 3. Obsolete to put or enclose in a casket. –phrase 4. the (Golden) Casket, a lottery in Queensland. {origin uncertain} …
15casket — radioaktyviųjų medžiagų konteineris statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. casket; casket container vok. Transportbehälter, m rus. транспортировочный контейнер, m pranc. château, m; château de transfert, m; château de transport, m …
16casket — Gasket Gas ket, n. [Cf. F. garcette, It. gaschetta, Sp. cajeta caburn, garceta reef point.] 1. (Naut.) A line or band used to lash a furled sail securely. {Sea gaskets} are common lines; {harbor gaskets} are plaited and decorated lines or bands.… …
17casket — noun Etymology: Middle English, perhaps modification of Middle French cassette Date: 15th century 1. a small chest or box (as for jewels) 2. a usually fancy coffin • casket transitive verb …
18Casket — A casket, or a jewellery box is a receptacle for trinkets and jewels. It may take a very modest form, covered in leather and lined with satin, or it may reach the monumental proportions of the jewel cabinets which were made for Marie Antoinette,… …
19casket — casketlike, adj. /kas kit, kah skit/, n. 1. a coffin. 2. a small chest or box, as for jewels. v.t. 3. to put or enclose in a casket. [1425 75; late ME < ?] * * * …
20casket — North Country (Newcastle) Words a stalk or stem; as a cabbage casket …
