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cas|ket — «KAS kiht, KAHS », noun, verb. –n. 1. a coffin: »Members…mounted guard and stood around the casket (New York Times). 2. a small box or chest, often fine and beautiful, used to hold jewels letters, or other valuables. 3. Figurative. a receptacle… … Useful english dictionary
ket — ket·a·pang; ket·e·lee·ria; ket·em·bil·la; ket·tle; ket·tle·drum·mer; ket·tle·man; ket·tler; las·ket; mar·ket·abil·i·ty; mar·ket·able; mar·ket·er; mar·ket·ing; mar·ket·man; mar·ket·stead; mel·eng·ket; mus·ket·ry; new·mar·ket; ran·ket;… … English syllables
cas — an·ti·dor·cas; an·ti·ma·cas·sar; be·cas·sine; bras·si·cas·ter·ol; bu·dor·cas; ca·ra·cas; cas; cas·al·ty; cas·a·no·va; cas·bah; cas·ca·bel; cas·ca·di·an; cas·ca·do; cas·ca·du·ra; cas·ca·lo·te; cas·cara; cas·ca·ril·la; cas·ca·ron; cas·ca·vel;… … English syllables
casket — cas·ket … English syllables
casket — cas|ket [ˈka:skıt US ˈkæs ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: cassette; CASSETTE] 1.) a small decorated box in which you keep jewellery and other valuable objects 2.) AmE a ↑coffin … Dictionary of contemporary English
casket — cas|ket [ kæskət ] noun count 1. ) a COFFIN for a dead body 2. ) a small decorated box for keeping jewelry and valuable objects in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
casket — cas•ket [[t]ˈkæs kɪt, ˈkɑ skɪt[/t]] n. 1) a coffin 2) a small chest or box, as for jewels 3) to put or enclose in a casket • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME; of uncert. orig … From formal English to slang
Casket — Cas ket, n. (Naut.) A gasket. See {Gasket}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Casket — Cas ket, v. t. To put into, or preserve in, a casket. [Poetic] I have casketed my treasure. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Casket — Cas ket, n. [Cf. F. casquet, dim. of casque belmet, fr. Sp. casco.] 1. A small chest or box, esp. of rich material or ornamental character, as for jewels, etc. [1913 Webster] The little casket bring me hither. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A kind of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
