■ noun a small ornamental box or chest for holding valuable objects.
↘ Brit. a small wooden box for cremated ashes.
↘ chiefly N. Amer. a coffin.
Origin
ME: perh. an Anglo-Norman Fr. form of OFr. cassette , dimin. of casse (see case 2 ).
■ noun a small ornamental box or chest for holding valuable objects.
↘ Brit. a small wooden box for cremated ashes.
↘ chiefly N. Amer. a coffin.
Origin
ME: perh. an Anglo-Norman Fr. form of OFr. cassette , dimin. of casse (see case 2 ).
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