I. -kaskə̇t, -ˈaa-, -ˈai-, -ˈȧ-, usu -ə̇d.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, modification of Middle French cassette — more at cassette
1. : a small usually ornamental chest or box (as for jewels or other valuables)
2. : something regarded as a repository
the individual is only the casket of the continuing race — J.S.Huxley
3. : a usually ornamented and lined rectangular box or chest for a corpse to be buried in — compare coffin
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to put into or enclose in a casket