casket

[ kas-kit, kah-skit ]

noun

1. a coffin.
2. a small chest or box, as for jewels.

verb (used with object)

1. to put or enclose in a casket.

casket

/ ˈkɑːskɪt /

noun

1. a small box or chest for valuables, esp jewels
2. another name for coffin

Other Words From

• casket·like adjective
• un·casket·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of casket¹

1425–75; late Middle English < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of casket¹

C15: probably from Old French cassette little box; see case ²

Example Sentences

The “Strip That Down” singer’s dark blue casket arrived at the church in a white horse-drawn hearse carrying floral arrangements spelling the words “son” and “daddy,” the BBC said.

From Los Angeles Times

The couple watched as Valenzuela’s family made their way inside the cathedral, followed by the pallbearers who helped move the pitcher’s casket adorned with white roses inside the building.

From Los Angeles Times

At his funeral, my cousins displayed an Ohtani jersey near his casket.

From Los Angeles Times

“She said, ‘I had 10 new minutes before they closed the casket,’” recalled Amoros, who went on to write jokes and books with Rivers until her death in 2014.

From Los Angeles Times

The point of opening the caskets of our forgotten history is to foster the self-understanding necessary to empower the work of creating a future that upholds the democratic creed that “all men are created equal.”

From Salon