/ ˈkɑːskɪt; NAmE ˈkæs-/ noun
1.
a small decorated box for holding jewellery or other valuable things, especially in the past
2.
( NAmE ) = coffin
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : perhaps an Anglo-Norman French form of Old French cassette , diminutive of casse , chasse , from Latin capsa , related to capere to hold.