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Webster 1913 Edition
Casket
Cas′ket
,Noun.
[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. Shakespeare
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
. Shakespeare
Cas′ket
,Verb.
T.
To put into, or preserve in, a casket.
[Poetic]
“I have casketed my treasure.” Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Casket
CASKET
, n.1.
A small chest or box, for jewels or other small articles.2.
In seamens language, a small rope, fastened to gromets or little rings upon the yards, used to fasten the sail to the yard in furling.This is usually written gasket.