casket

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
  2. noun small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables
  3. verb enclose in a casket

Etymology

Probably from Norman cassette. Possibly reformed by analogy with cask, thus analyzable as cask + -et. Doublet of cassette.

In classic literature

Synonyms

coffin

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