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1. (n.) coffin
the box in which the body of a dead person is buried; casket.
2. coffin
the part of a horse's foot containing the coffin bone.
3. (v.t.) coffin
to put in or as if in a coffin.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME cofin < ONF < L cophinus < Gk kóphinos basket)
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| Definition of 'coffin' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) coffin, casket
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
2. (verb) coffin
place into a coffin
"her body was coffined"
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1. (noun) coffin
a box in which a dead body is placed for burial; = casket
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| Definition of 'coffin' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) coffin
the case in which a dead human body is inclosed for burial
2. (noun) coffin
a basket
3. (noun) coffin
a casing or crust, or a mold, of pastry, as for a pie
4. (noun) coffin
a conical paper bag, used by grocers
5. (noun) coffin
the hollow crust or hoof of a horse's foot, below the coronet, in which is the coffin bone
6. (verb) coffin
to inclose in, or as in, a coffin
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| Definitions of 'coffin' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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coffin
1. L'Envoi, the end of the legend.
2. An ornamental candy-box which no one cares to open.
3. A room without a door or a skylight.
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Sense: (Americanˈcasket) a box for a dead body to be buried or cremated in
The coffin was placed in the grave.
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 Afrikaans: doodskis |
 Arabic: تابوت، نَعْش |
 Bulgarian: ковчег |
 Brazilian: caixão |
 Czech: rakev |
 German: der Sarg |
 Danish: kiste |
 Greek: φέρετρο |
 Spanish: ataúd |
 Estonian: puusärk |
 Farsi: تابوت |
 Finnish: arkku |
 French: cercueil |
 Hebrew: אָרוֹן מְתִים |
 Hindi: ताबूत |
 Croatian: lijes |
 Hungarian: koporsó |
 Indonesian: peti mati |
 Icelandic: kista |
 Italian: bara |
 Japanese: 棺 |
 Korean: 관 |
 Lithuanian: karstas |
 Latvian: zārks |
 Malay: keranda |
 Dutch: kist |
 Norwegian: likkiste |
 Polish: trumna |
 Persian: تابوت |
 Pashto: تابوت |
 Portuguese: caixão |
 Romanian: sicriu |
 Russian: гроб |
 Slovak: truhla, rakva |
 Slovenian: krsta |
 Serbian: kovčeg |
 Swedish: likkista |
 Thai: โลงศพ |
 Turkish: tabut |
 Taiwanese: 棺材 |
 Ukrainian: труна |
 Urdu: تابوت |
 Vietnamese: quan tài |
 Chinese: 棺材 |
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