Definitions for: Casket


[n] small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables
[n] box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
[v] enclose in a casket



Webster (1913) Definition: Cas"ket, n. [Cf. F. casquet, dim. of casque belmet, fr.
Sp. casco.]
1. A small chest or box, esp. of rich material or ornamental
character, as for jewels, etc.

The little casket bring me hither. --Shak.

2. A kind of burial case. [U. S.]

3. Anything containing or intended to contain something
highly esteemed; as:
(a) The body. (--Shak.)
(b) The tomb. (--Milton).
(c) A book of selections. [poetic]

They found him dead . . . an empty casket.
--Shak.


Cas"ket, n. (Naut.)
A gasket. See Gasket.


Cas"ket, v. t.
To put into, or preserve in, a casket. [Poetic] ``I have
casketed my treasure.'' --Shak.

Synonyms: coffin, jewel casket

See Also: bier, box, enclose, inclose, sarcophagus, shut in

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