The meaning of CASKET is a small chest or box (as for jewels).

CASKET definition: 1. a small, decorative box, especially one used to keep jewellery in 2. a coffin 3. a small…. Learn more.

A casket is a coffin, or a box in which the body of a dead person is buried. Some funeral traditions include a chance for mourners to see the deceased in the casket before burial. Most caskets are made of wood — some plain, and others more ornamental.

CASKET definition: a small box or chest for valuables , esp jewels | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

Definition of casket noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Define casket. casket synonyms, casket pronunciation, casket translation, English dictionary definition of casket. n. 1. A coffin. 2. A small case or chest, as for jewels and other valuables. tr.v. cas·ket·ed , cas·ket·ing , cas·kets To enclose in a case, chest, or...

2 senses: 1. a small box or chest for valuables, esp jewels 2. mainly US → another name for coffin (sense 1).... Click for more definitions.

casket meaning: 1. a small, decorated box that is used for keeping valuable objects 2. a box in which a dead body…. Learn more.

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There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun casket, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.