CASKETS

Noun

caskets

plural of casket

Anagrams

• sackets

Source: Wiktionary


CASKET

Cas"ket, n. Etym: [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. 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.

Cas"ket, n. (Naut.)

Definition: A gasket. See Gasket.

Cas"ket, v. t.

Definition: To put into, or preserve in, a casket. [Poetic] "I have casketed my treasure." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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