casket

1. n. A small chest or box, esp. of rich material or ornamental character, as for jewels, etc. Source: opted

2. n. A kind of burial case. Source: opted

3. n. Anything containing or intended to contain something highly esteemed Source: opted

4. n. The body. Source: opted

5. n. The tomb. Source: opted

6. n. A book of selections. Source: opted

7. n. A gasket. See Gasket. Source: opted

8. v. t. To put into, or preserve in, a casket. Source: opted

9. n. box in which a corpse is buried or cremated Source: wordnet

10. n. small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables Source: wordnet

11. v. enclose in a casket Source: wordnet

12. 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. A gasket. See Gasket. To put into, or preserve in, a casket. [Poetic] "I have casketed my treasure." Shak. Source: webster

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