casket
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casket
- /ˈkæs.kɪt/ UK
- /ˈkɑː.skɪt/ UK
- /ˈkæs.kɪt/ US
Rhymes with -æskɪt, (UK) -ɑːskɪt
Where it comes from
Probably from Norman cassette. Possibly reformed by analogy with cask, thus analyzable as cask + -et. Doublet of cassette.
noun caskets
- A little box, e.g. for jewellery. They will be here at five, take merely the clothes necessary for the journey and her jewel-casket. The Hunt for the Red Casked
- An urn.
- A coffin.
- A gasket.
verb caskets · casketing · casketed
- To put into, or preserve in, a casket. I have […] casketed my treasure.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: coffin, jewel casket, grave, funeral, box, chest, tape, beer, coin, cassette, bier, pine box, burial case, sarcophagus, reliquary, ark
Translations
Talk about this word "casket." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/casket. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. casket. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/casket "casket." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/casket.Cite this
@misc{casket_2026,
title = {casket},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/casket},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
