Definition of "casket"

casket

/ˈkæs.kɪt/

  • noun

    plural caskets

    1. A little box, e.g. for jewellery.    

    2. (Britain) An urn.  

    3. (Canada, US) A coffin.  

    4. (nautical) A gasket.  

  • verb

    third-person singular simple present caskets, present participle casketing, simple past and past participle casketed

    1. (poetic, transitive) To put into, or preserve in, a casket.