From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Household, Deathcasketcas‧ket /ˈkɑːskɪt $ ˈkæs-/ noun [countable]1DHa small decoratedbox in which you keep jewellery and other valuableobjects2American EnglishMX a coffinExamples from the Corpuscasket• The bed had been taken down to make room for the flowers and chairs and casket.• Few of those skeletonsresting in caskets in the Catacombssported hands.• Mavis stood with her back against the rear wall, near the drinks bar; peering at the open casket.• She had watched him go amongst the caskets, then lift one of the lids, peering inside.• The sides of the casket are richly ornate in artisticenamel work and includes cameopaintings of the Kenilworth and Larne clubhouses.• Seth promised that the casket would be given to the person who fitted inside it perfectly.• No one had gone up to the casket itself to pay their respects.• Because of the bulletwounds, the casket had been closed, which was a relief for him.Origincasket(1400-1500)Frenchcassette; → CASSETTE