cistn.

Brit.

/sɪst/,

/kɪst/, U.S.

/sɪst/

Forms: Erron. cyst. Cf. kist n.¹ 4b

Etymology: < Latin cista, < Greek κίστη box, chest. See chest n.¹, kist n.¹ But in sense 1, apparently taken immediately from Welsh cist in cist faen stone coffin: see kistvaen n.

a. Prehistoric Archaeology. A sepulchral chest or chamber excavated in rock or formed of stones or hollowed tree-trunks; esp. a stone-coffin formed of slabs placed on edge, and covered on the top by one or more horizontal slabs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > receptacle for remains > [noun] > coffin > stone coffin

gravestonea1225

kista1400

trougha1513

sarcophagus1619

sarcophage1623

coffin-tomb1727

cist1804

stone cist1888

stone kist1926

the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > burial-chamber > [noun] > cist

cist1804

kistvaen1807

kist1853

long cist1866

stone cist1888

stone kist1926

1804 Archæol. (1806) XV. 340 These oval pits, or cists..about four feet long..were neatly cut into the chalk, and were, with the skeletons, covered with the pyramid of flints and stones.

1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. iv. vi. 281 In various cysts and crypts.

1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. i. iii. 55 A small chamber or cist of undressed stones.

1861 Sat. Rev. 7 Sept. 253 A cist was found, not at the base, but nearly at the top of the tumulus.

b. transferred.

ΚΠ

a1832 G. Crabbe Posthumous Tales x, in Poet. Wks. (1834) VIII. 165 The healing spring, That soon its rocky cist forsakes.

2. Ancient Greek History. A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in procession at the celebration of mystic festivals.

ΚΠ

1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Cist, Cyst..was originally of wicker~work; and when afterwards made of metal, the form and texture were preserved, in imitation of the original material.

1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) 437 Demeter has..the unveiled cista in her left, a pig in her right hand.]

Compounds

C1. General attributive, as cist-urn.

ΚΠ

1863 D. Wilson Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. (ed. 2) I. ii. v. 418 Large cist-urns are almost invariably found inverted, with the burned bones gathered into a heap below them.

C2.

cist-grave n.

ΚΠ

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 55/2 The wide range of the peculiar cist-grave strengthens the belief that late Stone Age culture in the Aegean was not of sporadic development.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cist
释义	cistn. Brit. /sɪst/, /kɪst/, U.S. /sɪst/ Forms: Erron. cyst. Cf. kist n.¹ 4b Etymology: < Latin cista, < Greek κίστη box, chest. See chest n.¹, kist n.¹ But in sense 1, apparently taken immediately from Welsh cist in cist faen stone coffin: see kistvaen n. 1. a. Prehistoric Archaeology. A sepulchral chest or chamber excavated in rock or formed of stones or hollowed tree-trunks; esp. a stone-coffin formed of slabs placed on edge, and covered on the top by one or more horizontal slabs. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > receptacle for remains > [noun] > coffin > stone coffin gravestonea1225 kista1400 trougha1513 sarcophagus1619 sarcophage1623 coffin-tomb1727 cist1804 stone cist1888 stone kist1926 the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > burial-chamber > [noun] > cist cist1804 kistvaen1807 kist1853 long cist1866 stone cist1888 stone kist1926 1804 Archæol. (1806) XV. 340 These oval pits, or cists..about four feet long..were neatly cut into the chalk, and were, with the skeletons, covered with the pyramid of flints and stones. 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. iv. vi. 281 In various cysts and crypts. 1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. i. iii. 55 A small chamber or cist of undressed stones. 1861 Sat. Rev. 7 Sept. 253 A cist was found, not at the base, but nearly at the top of the tumulus. b. transferred. ΚΠ a1832 G. Crabbe Posthumous Tales x, in Poet. Wks. (1834) VIII. 165 The healing spring, That soon its rocky cist forsakes. 2. Ancient Greek History. A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in procession at the celebration of mystic festivals. ΚΠ 1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Cist, Cyst..was originally of wicker~work; and when afterwards made of metal, the form and texture were preserved, in imitation of the original material. 1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) 437 Demeter has..the unveiled cista in her left, a pig in her right hand.] Compounds C1. General attributive, as cist-urn. ΚΠ 1863 D. Wilson Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. (ed. 2) I. ii. v. 418 Large cist-urns are almost invariably found inverted, with the burned bones gathered into a heap below them. C2. cist-grave n. ΚΠ 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 55/2 The wide range of the peculiar cist-grave strengthens the belief that late Stone Age culture in the Aegean was not of sporadic development. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1804
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