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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
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.
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.
verb
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.
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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