casket
noun
cas·ket ˈka-skət 
1
: a small chest or box (as for jewels)
2
: a usually fancy coffin
casket transitive verb
Synonyms
- bier
- box
- coffin
- pall
- sarcophagus
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Example Sentences
bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died a small casket of jewels
Recent Examples on the Web Doug Stanton stopped by the funeral home last Sunday to drop off personal mementos to place in the casket of his eldest son, Aaron, who had been shot and killed by Portland police 11 days earlier. 
oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2022 Despite initially denying a mix-up, the same employee determined that the person in the casket was not Kyung Ja Kim, but rather the body of another woman, the lawsuit alleges. Michelle Watson, CNN, 27 July 2022 Raisa died in 1999, and at her funeral, looking drawn and stricken, Mr. Gorbachev leaned over her open casket and placed a kiss on her forehead. David E. Hoffman, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 On August 25 last week, the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire tweeted a photo of one of his daughters weeping at his casket. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Aug. 2022 On Monday, friends and family caressed her face and wept before her casket was hammered shut beside her grave. Cara Anna, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2022 Toward the front of the stage, officer Courts lay in his dark-colored casket, watched over on either side by two police officers. Jasmin Barmore, Detroit Free Press, 18 July 2022 Brown wore the red sequined cape at various concerts during the 1960s and 1970s, and it was draped over his open casket at his funeral in December 2006. Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 14 July 2022 When his casket shut closed and a hymn began, the room erupted in grief. Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 31 May 2022 See More
oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2022 Despite initially denying a mix-up, the same employee determined that the person in the casket was not Kyung Ja Kim, but rather the body of another woman, the lawsuit alleges. Michelle Watson, CNN, 27 July 2022 Raisa died in 1999, and at her funeral, looking drawn and stricken, Mr. Gorbachev leaned over her open casket and placed a kiss on her forehead. David E. Hoffman, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 On August 25 last week, the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire tweeted a photo of one of his daughters weeping at his casket. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Aug. 2022 On Monday, friends and family caressed her face and wept before her casket was hammered shut beside her grave. Cara Anna, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2022 Toward the front of the stage, officer Courts lay in his dark-colored casket, watched over on either side by two police officers. Jasmin Barmore, Detroit Free Press, 18 July 2022 Brown wore the red sequined cape at various concerts during the 1960s and 1970s, and it was draped over his open casket at his funeral in December 2006. Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 14 July 2022 When his casket shut closed and a hymn began, the room erupted in grief. Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 31 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, perhaps modification of Middle French cassette
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
casket
noun
cas·ket ˈka-skət
1
: coffin
2
: a small box for storage or safekeeping (as for jewels)
casket
noun
1
as in coffin
a boxlike container for holding a dead body bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- coffin
- tomb
- sarcophagus
- urn
- bier
- box
- vault
- sepulcher
- pall
- crypt
- sepulchre
- charnel
- sepulture
- charnel house
- body bag
2
as in bin
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things a small casket of jewels Synonyms & Similar Words
- bin
- locker
- box
- trunk
- chest
- crate
- caddy
- coffin
- case
- vault
- carton
- compartment
- footlocker
- strongbox
- lockbox
- safe
- coffer
- caisson
- hatbox
- sea chest
- jewel box
- snuffbox
- bandbox
- safe-deposit box
- canteen
- minaudière
- hope chest
- tinderbox