noun
casket
KAS-kiht
noun
1
A small ornamental box, often used for jewellery or keepsakes.
"She kept her grandmother's brooch in a velvet casket."
2
A coffin.
"The casket was carried by six family members."
How to Use Casket
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a small decorative box for treasures, or, especially in American English, a coffin.
UK vs US
In American English "casket" usually means coffin; in British English it more often suggests a small ornamental box.
Word Forms
casketed past tense, caskets plural, caskets singular
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Etymology
Probably from Norman French cassette; a doublet of "cassette".