Definitions for casket
ˈkæs kɪt, ˈkɑ skɪtcas·ket

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. coffin, casketnoun

   box in which a corpse is buried or cremated

2. casket, jewel casketverb

   small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables

3. casketverb

   enclose in a casket

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. casketnoun

   A little box, e.g. for jewellery.

2. casketnoun

   An urn.

3. casketnoun

   The type of coffin with upholstery and a half-open lid.

4. Etymology: From cassette.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Casketnoun

   A small box or chest for jewels, or things of particular value.

   Etymology: a diminutive of caisse, a chest, Fr. casse, cassette.

   O ignorant poor man! what dost thou bear,
   Lock’d up within the casket of thy breast?
   What jewels, and what riches hast thou there?
   What heav’nly treasure in so weak a chest? Davies.

   They found him dead, and cast into the streets,
   An empty casket, where the jewel, life,
   By some damn’d hand was robb’d, and ta’en away. William Shakespeare.

   Mine eye hath found that sad sepulchral rock,
   That was the casket of heav’n’s richest store. John Milton.

   That had by chance pack’d up his choicest treasure
   In one dear casket, and sav’d only that. Thomas Otway, Ven. Preserv.

   This casket India’s glowing gems unlocks,
   And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. Alexander Pope.

2. To Casketverb

   To put in a casket.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   I have writ my letters, casketed my treasure, and given order for our horses. William Shakespeare, All’s well that ends well.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. casket

   A casket is a specially designed box typically used in burial rituals to contain and display a deceased body. Normally made of wood, metal or other material, this container is often used during funeral ceremonies before the body is buried or cremated.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Casketnoun

   a small chest or box, esp. of rich material or ornamental character, as for jewels, etc

2. Casketnoun

   a kind of burial case

3. Casketnoun

   anything containing or intended to contain something highly esteemed

4. Casketnoun

   the body

5. Casketnoun

   the tomb

6. Casketnoun

   a book of selections

7. Casketnoun

   a gasket. See Gasket

8. Casketverb

   to put into, or preserve in, a casket

9. Etymology: [Cf. F. casquet, dim. of casque belmet, fr. Sp. casco.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Casket

   A casket, or jewelry box is a term for a container that is usually larger than a box, and smaller than a chest, and in the past were typically decorated.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Casket

   kask′et, n. a little cask or case: a small case for holding jewels, &c.: (U.S.) a coffin. [Ety. uncertain; hardly a dim. of Cask.]

Matched Categories

1. • Box
   • Enclose

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Anagrams for casket »

1. sacket

2. tesack

How to pronounce casket?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

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   Indian

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How to say casket in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of casket in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of casket in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of casket in a Sentence

1. George Floyd:

   People should die of natural causes, not because you're getting an overdose of a knee to someone's neck, not because you're beating somebody to death and dumping them in a river, emmett Till mom said something powerful. Emmett Till mom said,' I want Emmett Till casket to be opened for the world to see what they have did to my son.' Do you know how hard it is for somebody to look at their child beaten to death ? Do you know how hard it is for people to look at a person who has been tortured to death over nine minutes ? It's not right.

2. President Bill Clinton:

   I was so glad when I got here -- and I hope you will forgive me -- when the casket was still open because I said,' I wonder what my friend's got on today,' i want to see what the girl is carrying out.

3. Abu Ahmed:

   Daesh fighters are becoming more hostile and suspicious. They prevent us from leaving houses. Everyone who goes out against orders is caught and investigated, we feel we’re living inside a sealed casket.

4. James Shea:

   Director of Public Safety James Shea told reporters Friday. Based on what we know now, the amount of guns, the amount of ammunition, the fact that they had explosive devices -- we would have to assume they planned to do a lot more damage than we allowed them to do. THOUSANDS MOURN, ATTEND FUNERALS FOR Jersey City SHOOTING VICTIMS Police officers stand near the scene of a gun fight at a kosher supermarket in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Thursday. Anderson and Graham appear to have acted alone even though they had expressed interest in the Black Hebrew Israelites, a fringe religious group that often disparages whites and Jews, New Jersey officials have said. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said Thursday that the attack was driven by hatred of Jews and law enforcement and is being investigated as an act of domestic terrorism. The evidence points toward acts of hate. I can confirm that were investigating this matter as potential acts of domestic terrorism fueled both by anti-Semitism and anti-law enforcement beliefs, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal added that social media posts, witness interviews and other evidence reflected the couples hatred of Jews and police. Orthodox Jewish men carry Moshe Deutsch's casket outside a Brooklyn synagogue following Moshe Deutsch funeral on Wednesday in New York. Moshe Deutsch was one of the victims killed in Tuesday's shooting in Jersey City, New Jersey CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP The attackers killed three people in the market, in addition to the police officer at a cemetery about a mile away, before dying in an hourslong gunbattle with police Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Public Safety James Shea called Seals the ultimate detective or officer we would point to to tell young officers, This is how you should behave.

5. Lisa Hallett:

   Related ImageExpand / ContractFor Lisa Hallett, shown here carrying baby Heidi as her husband's casket is loaded into a hearse, the project was a way to heal. The group's first public outing came in Seattle’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, in June 2010. The course was lined with American flags, each representing one of our guys.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=casket
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Casket
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=casket
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casket
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=casket
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=casket
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=casket