casket
Meaning
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- A little box, e.g. for jewellery.
- An urn.
- A coffin.
- A gasket.
Synonyms
small box
jewel casket
coop in
little box
turn off
funerary urn
jewel box
large box
jewel-box
funerary box
small chest
scentbox
firing chamber
gun chamber
receiver element
dish ware
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkæs.kɪt/
Etymology
Probably from Norman cassette. Possibly reformed by analogy with cask, thus analyzable as cask + -et. Doublet of cassette.
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