casket en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɑː.skɪt/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkæs.kɪt/ (US)
- /ˈkæs.kɪt/ (UK)
Etymology
Probably from Norman cassette. Possibly reformed by analogy with cask, thus analyzable as cask + -et. Doublet of cassette.
Meanings
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A little box, e.g. for jewellery.
They will be here at five, take merely the clothes necessary for the journey and her jewel-casket. The Hunt for the Red Casked
1826, [Mary Shelley], chapter V, in The Last Man. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC:
- (UK) An urn.
- (Canada, US) A coffin.
- A gasket.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| caskets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
encasket · casketful · casket magazine · casketless · fantasy casket · closed casket · recasket
Translations (49)
gl causela (little box e.g. for jewelry) · uk шкату́лка (little box e.g. for jewelry) · de Kästchen (little box e.g. for jewelry) · ru у́рна (urn) · eo skatoleto (little box e.g. for jewelry) · fi lipas (little box e.g. for jewelry) · la locellus (little box e.g. for jewelry) · ba шкату́лка (little box e.g. for jewelry) · de Urne (urn) · pt urna (urn) · de Schatulle (little box e.g. for jewelry) · cs skříňka (little box e.g. for jewelry) · es urna (urn) · es joyero (little box e.g. for jewelry) · bg касетка (little box e.g. for jewelry) · az mücrü (little box e.g. for jewelry) · hu ládikó (little box e.g. for jewelry) · ru коро́бочка (little box e.g. for jewelry) · it urna (urn) · fi uurna (urn) · it cofanetto (little box e.g. for jewelry) · az sandıqca (little box e.g. for jewelry) · grc κύτος (little box e.g. for jewelry) · hu ékszerdoboz (little box e.g. for jewelry) · cs kazeta (little box e.g. for jewelry) · be шкату́лка (little box e.g. for jewelry) · mk у́рна (urn) · ca cofret (little box e.g. for jewelry) · es cofrecito (little box e.g. for jewelry) · bg урна (urn) · ru шкату́лка (little box e.g. for jewelry) · fi rasia (little box e.g. for jewelry) · eo kesteto (little box e.g. for jewelry) · ca escriny (little box e.g. for jewelry) · gl couselo (little box e.g. for jewelry) · fr coffret (little box e.g. for jewelry) · ca urna (urn) · el κουτί (little box e.g. for jewelry) · hu ládika (little box e.g. for jewelry) · pt porta-joias (little box e.g. for jewelry) · el τεφροδόχος (urn) · mk ко́вчеже (little box e.g. for jewelry) · bg ковчеже (little box e.g. for jewelry) · hu urna (urn) · el κασετίνα (little box e.g. for jewelry) · pl urna (urn) · pl szkatułka (little box e.g. for jewelry) · sv skrin (little box e.g. for jewelry) · it scrigno (little box e.g. for jewelry)