English Explanatory Dictionary

casket

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A little box, e.g. for jewellery.
  2. An urn.
  3. A coffin.
  4. A gasket.
verb
  1. To put into, or preserve in, a casket.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæs.kɪt/ /ˈkɑː.skɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-casket.wav

Word forms

casket caskets casketing casketed

Etymology

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

Related words

cask

Derived words

casketful casketless casket magazine encasket recasket closed casket
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