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Casket
Pronunciation : Cas"ket
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. casquet, dim. of casque belmet, fr. Sp. casco.]
Definition : 1. A small chest or box, esp. of rich material or ornamental character, as for jewels, etc. The little casket bring me hither. Shak.
2. A kind of burial case. [U. S.]
3. Anything containing or intended to contain something highly esteemed; as: (a) The body. (Shak). (b) The tomb. (Milton). (c) A book of selections. [poetic] They found him dead . . . an empty casket. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Cas"ket
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A gasket. See Gasket.
(Naut.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Cas"ket
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To put into, or preserve in, a casket. [Poetic] "I have casketed my treasure." Shak.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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