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casket

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈkæskɪt/ · UK /ˈkɑːskɪt/

casket means: A box in which a dead person is placed for a funeral or burial.

noun

BURIAL BOXB2

A box in which a dead person is placed for a funeral or burial.

  • Flowers lay on the casket.
  • They carried her casket into the church.
  • The family chose a simple wooden casket.

Similar words: coffin

Common phrases: wooden casket, open casket, carry a casket

SMALL BOXC2

A small, often decorated box for keeping valuable things such as jewellery.

  • Her rings were in a casket.
  • He opened the little silver casket.
  • The carved casket held a necklace and two old coins.

Similar words: jewel box

Common phrases: jewel casket, silver casket, small casket

verb

PUT IN BOXC2

To put something in a small valuable box, or a dead body in a burial box.

  • They casketed the jewels carefully.
  • The undertaker casketed the body before the funeral.
  • The remains were casketed for burial.

Common phrases: casket the remains, casket a body

Questions about casket

What does casket mean?

A box in which a dead person is placed for a funeral or burial.

What is casket in other languages?

Türkçe: tabut · Español: ataúd · Français: cercueil · Deutsch: Sarg · Italiano: bara · 日本語: 棺

How do you pronounce casket?

In American English /ˈkæskɪt/; in British English /ˈkɑːskɪt/.

How do you use casket in a sentence?

Flowers lay on the casket. They carried her casket into the church.

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