casket

cas·ket

C0142600 (kăs′kĭt)n.1. A coffin.2. A small case or chest, as for jewels and other valuables.tr.v. cas·ket·ed, cas·ket·ing, cas·kets To enclose in a case, chest, or coffin.

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[Middle English, possibly alteration of Old French cassette; see cassette.]

casket

(ˈkɑːskɪt) n1. a small box or chest for valuables, esp jewels2. chiefly US another name for coffin¹[C15: probably from Old French cassette little box; see case²]

cas•ket

(ˈkæs kɪt, ˈkɑ skɪt)

n. 1. a coffin. 2. a small chest or box, as for jewels. v.t. 3. to put or enclose in a casket. [1425–75; late Middle English; of uncertain orig.]

Casket, Casquet

 a small chest, as of jewels; a selection of literary or musical gems.Examples: casket of jewels; of literary selections; of musical selections; of songs, 1850.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	casket - box in which a corpse is buried or crematedcoffinbier - a coffin along with its stand; "we followed the bier to the graveyard"box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"sarcophagus - a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions)
	2.	casket - small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuablesjewel casketbox - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
Verb	1.	casket - enclose in a casketinclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"

casket

noun1. box, case, chest, coffer, ark (dialect), jewel box, coffret, kist (Scot. & Northern English dialect) a jewellery casket made from French walnut2. coffin, sarcophagus The casket was slowly lowered into the open grave.

Translations

棺材首饰盒

casket

(ˈkaːskit) noun1. a small case for holding jewels etc. 首飾盒 首饰盒2. (especially American) a coffin. 棺材 棺材