Dictionary Definition
casket
Noun
1 box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
[syn: coffin]
2 small and often ornate box for holding jewels
or other valuables [syn: jewel
casket] v : enclose in a casket
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From cassette.Noun
Translations
little box e.g. for jewelry
urn
coffin
- Finnish: ruumisarkku
- German: Sarg
- Russian: гроб
- Spanish: ataúd
Extensive Definition
A casket, or a jewelry box is a receptacle for
trinkets and jewels. It may
take a very modest form, covered in leather and lined with satin, or
it may reach the monumental proportions of the jewel cabinets which
were made for Marie
Antoinette, one of which is at Windsor, and
another at Versailles, the
work of Schwerdfeger
as cabinet
maker, Degault as miniature painter, and Thomire as chaser.
Caskets are often made in precious materials,
such as gold, silver or ivory. In ancient East Asia,
caskets often made in wood,
china, or
covered with silk. Some of
these caskets could be collected as decorative
boxes.
casket in Chinese: 奁