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cist

1

[ sist ]

noun

, Classical Antiquity.
  1. a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.


cist

2

[ sist, kist ]

noun

  1. a prehistoric sepulchral tomb or casket.

cist

1

/ sɪst /

noun

  1. a wooden box for holding ritual objects used in ancient Rome and Greece
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cist

2

/ sɪst /

noun

  1. archaeol a box-shaped burial chamber made from stone slabs or a hollowed tree trunk
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Other Words From

  • cisted adjective
  • cistic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cist1

1795–1805; < Latin cista < Greek kístē chest

Origin of cist2

1795–1805; < Welsh < Latin cista. See cist 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cist1

C19: from Latin cista box, chest, basket, from Greek kistē

Origin of cist2

C19: from Welsh: chest, from Latin cista box; see cist 1
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Example Sentences

In it were two burials, the first in a pottery cist placed in one corner of the well at 1·5 metres from the surface.

Below this cist lay another body in a wooden box painted white.

In the filling were fragments of Old Kingdom pottery, of a broken pottery cist, and of the rude pottery bars.

In one instance the cist was found between walls and beneath a roof of sandstone blocks.

A complete skeleton in a stone cist is now lying in a glass case in the museum.

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