casket
noun
- container for jewelry or trinkets
verb
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Pronunciation: /ˈkæs.kɪt/ / /ˈkɑː.skɪt/
noun
Etymology: Probably from Norman cassette. Possibly reformed by analogy with cask, thus analyzable as cask + -et. Doublet of cassette.
- 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”
- An urn.
- A coffin.
- A gasket.
verb
Etymology: Probably from Norman cassette. Possibly reformed by analogy with cask, thus analyzable as cask + -et. Doublet of cassette.
- To put into, or preserve in, a casket.
“I have […] casketed my treasure.”