Casket
['kɑːskɪt] or ['kæskɪt]
Definition
(noun.) small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables.
(verb.) enclose in a casket.
Checked by Bianca--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A small chest or box, esp. of rich material or ornamental character, as for jewels, etc.
(n.) A kind of burial case.
(n.) Anything containing or intended to contain something highly esteemed
(n.) The body.
(n.) The tomb.
(n.) A book of selections.
(n.) A gasket. See Gasket.
(v. t.) To put into, or preserve in, a casket.
Typed by Larry
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Little box.
Checker: Mae
Definition
n. a little cask or case: a small case for holding jewels &c.: (U.S.) a coffin.
Inputed by Clara
Examples
- He produced the little casket, and made exactly the same application which he had afterwards made to me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- But take all the rest away, and the casket. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Accept this casket--startle not at its contents. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Thy wife or thy daughter, that Eastern houri that thou lockest under thy arm as thou wouldst thy treasure-casket? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- In the lock hang the keys of all her repositories, of her very jewel-casket. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Having sought and found my prize in its casket, I descended. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- On a table near her is a rich bauble of a casket, barred and clasped like an old strong-chest. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Take the casket, the bouquet, and the billet; for my part, I gladly forget the whole affair. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- An elegant little casket in China accompanied the note, presented to Miss Rachel, with her cousin's love and best wishes. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It is impossible, she said, tendering back the casket. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The casket was soon open before them, and the various jewels spread out, making a bright parterre on the table. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- After a prolonged absence at this stage of the entertainment, he at length came back with a casket of precious appearance containing twigs. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
Typist: Shelley