English Explanatory Dictionary

kist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of kiss.
noun
  1. A chest.
  2. A coffin.
  3. Alternative form of cist (“crypt”).
verb
  1. To place in a coffin.
noun
  1. An individual installment of the yearly land revenue.
noun
  1. Synonym of Nakh, a Caucasian people, particularly the Nakh living in Georgia.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

kist kists kisting kisted

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Old Norse kista (“chest”); but see also English cist (“crypt”). Doublet of cesta, chest, and kesh

Synonyms

Nakh

Related words

kistbandi

Derived words

cornkister kistful unkist kist o' whistles Kistian
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