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casket
noun
a
long
,
narrow
box
in
which
a
dead
person
is
placed
for
a
funeral
and
burial
•
The
family
chose
a
wooden
casket
with
brass
handles
for
the
funeral
.
The
family
chose
a
wooden
casket
with
brass
handles
for
the
funeral
.
•
Six
pallbearers
carried
the
casket
slowly
down
the
aisle
of
the
church
.
Six
pallbearers
carried
the
casket
slowly
down
the
aisle
of
the
church
.
From
Middle
English
casket
,
a
diminutive
of
earlier
cassette
,
from
Old
French
cassette
,
from
Latin
capsa
meaning
‘
box
’.
noun
a
small
,
often
decorative
box
used
to
hold
jewelry
,
letters
,
or
other
precious
items
•
She
kept
her
grandmother's
pearls
in
a
silver
casket
on
her
dresser
.
She
kept
her
grandmother's
pearls
in
a
silver
casket
on
her
dresser
.
•
The
museum
displayed
a
jeweled
casket
from
the
Renaissance
.
The
museum
displayed
a
jeweled
casket
from
the
Renaissance
.
From
Middle
English
casket
,
a
diminutive
form
of
cassette
,
originally
referring
to
any
small
box
;
the
sense
of
a
jewelry
box
dates
to
the
16th
century
.