casket

noun

cas·​ket ˈka-skət How to pronounce casket (audio)
Synonyms of casketnext
1
: a small chest or box (as for jewels)
2
: a usually fancy coffin
casket transitive verb

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bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died a small casket of jewels
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The flag was also draped over Khamenei’s casket in images published last week by his official X account. — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 Five cities After mourners visited Khamenei's casket through the weekend, a funeral procession was set to take the body to the city of Qom. — Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026 The casket of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is carried through Tehran’s streets. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 6 July 2026 The caskets of his dead family members sat beneath Khamenei's, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. — Nasser Karimi, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for casket

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, perhaps modification of Middle French cassette

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of casket was in the 15th century

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casket

noun
cas·​ket ˈkas-kət How to pronounce casket (audio)
1
: a small chest or box (as for jewels)
2
: coffin

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