casket

A noun referring to a container, typically used for holding valuable items or for burying a deceased person.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen Behälter bezeichnet, der meist zur Aufbewahrung von Wertsachen oder zur Bestattung eines Verstorbenen dient.

1. Burial container B1 formal american

   A box or container in which a dead body is placed for burial or cremation.

   • The family chose a simple wooden casket for the funeral.
   • The casket was lowered into the grave with great solemnity.
   • He was laid to rest in a polished mahogany casket.

   🇩🇪Sarg

   Synonyme: coffinsarcophagus

2. Ornamental box B2 formal

   A small, often decorative box used for storing valuable items such as jewelry or keepsakes.

   • She kept her grandmother's pearls in a velvet-lined casket.
   • The antique casket was made of silver and engraved with flowers.
   • He opened the casket to reveal a collection of rare coins.

   🇩🇪Schmuckkästchen

   Synonyme: boxcasechestcofferreceptacletreasure chest

• caskets plural form
• caskets' possessive plural form
• casket's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to place or enclose something in a casket or coffin.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das bedeutet, etwas in einen Sarg oder eine Schatulle zu legen oder einzuschließen.

1. Enclose in a casket C1 formal

   To place or enclose a body in a casket, typically for burial or viewing.

   • The family decided to casket their loved one in a simple wooden box.
   • The funeral director carefully casketed the remains.
   • They casketed the body with great respect and dignity.

   🇩🇪In einen Sarg legen

   Synonyme: coffin

• casketed past participle
• casketed past simple
• casketing present participle
• caskets third person singular