noun
casket
KAS-kit/ˈkæskɪt/
A specially made box for holding valued contents.
The wooden casket rests on a bier, its lid revealing the padded interior.
Etymology
Originally a small box for jewels, casket may be a diminutive of cask or an alteration of French casset “chest.” Its burial sense is probably a euphemistic extension of that box meaning.
In context
the idea of a casket is basically a vehicle to place your loved one in for the purpose of a ceremony and a burial
More examples
- Mourners place flowers beside the closed casket.
- She keeps the brooch in a small silver casket.
- The funeral director helps the family choose a casket.
Forms
casket · caskets
Similar words
- coffin
- Specifically holds a dead body and may taper toward the feet.
- jewelry box
- Specifically holds ornaments rather than a body.