n. 1 a small often ornamental box or chest for jewels, letters, etc. 2 a a small wooden box for cremated ashes. b US a coffin, esp. a rectangular one.
[ perh. f. AF form of OF cassette f. It. cassetta dimin. of cassa f. L capsa CASE(2) ]
n. 1 a small often ornamental box or chest for jewels, letters, etc. 2 a a small wooden box for cremated ashes. b US a coffin, esp. a rectangular one.
[ perh. f. AF form of OF cassette f. It. cassetta dimin. of cassa f. L capsa CASE(2) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012