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Webster 1913 Edition


Cist

Cist

,
Noun.
[L.
cista
box, chest, Gr. [GREEK] Cf.
Chest
.]
1.
(Antiq.)
A box or chest. Specifically:
(a)
A bronze receptacle, round or oval, frequently decorated with engravings on the sides and cover, and with feet, handles, etc., of decorative castings.
(b)
A cinerary urn. See Illustration in Appendix.
2.
See
Cyst
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cist

CIST

,
Noun.
A case. [See Cyst, the proper orthography.]

Definition 2024


cist

cist

See also: čist and číst

English

Noun

cist (plural cists)

  1. A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in ancient Greece

Etymology 2

Welsh cist **** (see kistvaen, cistvaen, from Latin cist).

Noun

cist (plural cists)

  1. (archaeology) A crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs.
Derived terms
  • cist-urn

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Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ecce istu, from Latin ecce or eccum + istum, from iste.

Adjective

cist

  1. this; this one

Synonyms

Descendants