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Casket
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A small chest or box, esp. of rich material or ornamental character, as for jewels, etc. The little casket bring me hither. Shak.
2. A kind of burial case. [U. S.]
3. Anything containing or intended to contain something highly esteemed; as: (a) The body. (Shak). (b) The tomb. (Milton). (c) A book of selections. [poetic] They found him dead . . . an empty casket. Shak.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A gasket. See Gasket.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To put into, or preserve in, a casket. [Poetic] "I have casketed my treasure." Shak.