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casket

UK
/ˈkɑːskɪt/
US
/ˈkæskɪt/

Translations

casketnoun
caskets
pl
UK
/ˈkɑːskɪt/
US
/ˈkæskɪt/
She kept her grandmother's letters in a beautifully carved casket on her dresser.
Elle gardait les lettres de sa grand-mère dans un coffret magnifiquement sculpté sur sa commode.
The family gathered around the casket to pay their final respects.
La famille s'est réunie autour du cercueil pour rendre un dernier hommage.
Synonyms
coffin
box
container
chest
receptacle
casketverb
casketed
Past Simple
casketed
Past Participle
casketing
Gerund
Rare, chiefly literary: to place or enclose in a casket; to bury
mettre en bière
The morticians gently casketed the body before the service.
Les thanatopracteurs ont délicatement mis le corps en bière avant la cérémonie.
Additional translations
conserverSens figuré, littéraire ou rare.
casketadjective
UK
/ˈkɑː.skɪt/
US
/ˈkæ.skɪt/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "casket industry")
funéraireRelatif aux cercueils ou à leur fabrication; registre courant dans le domaine funéraire.
The casket trade association met to discuss industry standards.
L'association professionnelle funéraire s'est réunie pour discuter des normes du secteur.

Definitions

casketnoun
A small ornamental box or chest for holding jewels, letters, or other valuable objects.
She kept her grandmother's letters in a beautifully carved casket on her dresser.
A coffin, especially one used for burying a dead person.
The family gathered around the casket to pay their final respects.
casketverb
To enclose or place (something) in a casket; to inter or bury.
The morticians gently casketed the body before the service.
To store or enclose (something valuable or cherished) as if placing it in a casket; to treasure up.
The poet casketed his emotions in delicate verses.
casketadjective
Relating to caskets or designed for use with caskets.
The casket trade association met to discuss industry standards.
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