cask en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle French casque. Doublet of casco and casque.
Meanings
- A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)
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(obsolete) A casket; a small box for jewels.
A jewel, locked into the woefullest cask / That ever did contain a thing of worth.
1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], line 409:
- (archaic, slang) A brougham or other private carriage.
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(alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of casque (“visorless helmet”).
alt of casque
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| casks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cask beer · caskful · casklike · casky · incask · roching cask · gang cask · uncask · harness cask · cask wine
Translations (49)
ca tina (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · gd togsaid (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · grc πίθος (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · es cuba (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · nl vat (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · ja 桶 (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · la dōlium (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · ga leastar (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · ga buta (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · pt barril (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · ota شرابخانه (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · nl ton (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · fi tynnyri (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · pl antałek (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · gd baraille (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · bg буре (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · sa कोश (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · ro bute (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · fa خنب (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · gl bocoi (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · bg бъчва (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · de Faß (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · pt casco (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · de Tonne (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · it botte (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · pl baryłka (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · gl pipa (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · es tonel (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · ja カスク (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · mt bittija (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · de Fass (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · pl beczułka (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · he חָבִית (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · mk бочва (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · fr barrique (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · ca bóta (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · pl antał (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · ko 통 (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · ota فوچی (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · cy casgen (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · cmn 木桶 (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · fr fût (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · hu hordó (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · gl cuba (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · ru бочо́нок (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · ro butoi (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · ru бо́чка (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · mi kāho (a large barrel for the storage of liquid) · fr tonneau (a large barrel for the storage of liquid)