casket

[US]/'kɑːskɪt/
[UK]/'kæskɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. small box; urn; coffin
vt. place into a small box; embalm

Phrases & Collocations

funeral casket

wooden casket

metal casket

decorative casket

Example Sentences

A white marble cinerary casket sells at about 3000 yuan, said an employee at the Babaoshan Funeral Home.

The pallbearers who placed Jackson's casket into the hearse each wore a gold necktie, a single spangly white glove and sunglasses.

her shapely and vimineous fingers was caressing her child, and said to me with a smiling, “ Look at you, a casket's pulp, you are too positive for handling affairs!

The casket was made of polished mahogany.

The casket was adorned with intricate carvings.

They carried the casket slowly and solemnly.

The casket was placed at the front of the chapel.

The casket was covered with a velvet cloth.

The casket was lowered into the ground.

The casket contained precious jewelry and mementos.

The casket was sealed with a brass plaque.

The family gathered around the casket to say their final goodbyes.

The casket was draped with a flag in honor of the deceased veteran.

Real-world Examples

And when she saw the caskets with the presents, she clapped her hands for joy.

Source: Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

I thought it was gonna be a closed casket.

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

So it's gonna be a closed casket.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

Lowering his head in prayer, Francis briefly touched the casket.

Source: VOA Special January 2023 Collection

The thief prised the casket in less than a second.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

Workmen prepared the area where Peres's casket will lie in state.

Source: NPR News September 2016 Collection

And in his native Argentina, thousands lined up in Buenos Aires to see the casket.

Source: PBS English News

At length the casket was brought out.

Source: Education of Love

One-third will be traditional casket in ground remains.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Soon, a woodworker came to cover the casket.

Source: 101 Children's English Stories

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