A coffin. dialect in later use.
| 单词 | θ17333 |
| 释义 | the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > receptacle for remains > [noun] > coffin (40) chestc890 A coffin. dialect in later use. througheOE A coffin, esp. one made of stone; a sarcophagus. Also: a tomb, a sepulchre; a grave. Obsolete. tombc1300 A coffin, a sarcophagus. Obsolete. cofferc1381 A coffin. Obsolete. kista1400 A coffin; a stone coffin or sarcophagus. coffin1525 spec. The box or chest in which a corpse is enclosed for burial. (The ordinary current sense.) box1614 In various specific contexts. colloquial. A coffin. sandapile1623 ‘A Coffin or Beere’ (Cockeram 1623). wooden doublet1761 a coffin. pillbox1789 figurative and humorous. Something likened to a pillbox, esp. in size, as a very small or cramped space, vehicle, etc.; something paltry or… casket1849 A coffin. U.S. wooden surtout1864 = wooden doublet n. pine overcoat1890 a coffin, esp. a cheap one. overcoat1904 slang (originally U.S.). A coffin (usually with reference to a violent death). Frequently with modifying word, as concrete overcoat, wooden overcoat… wooden kimono1926 a coffin. pine drape1945 = pine overcoat n. wooden suit1968 a coffin. Subcategories:— plate on (1) — coffin-maker (2) — thin, rough, or temporary coffin (1) — coffin made of hollowed tree-trunk (3) — stone coffin (13) — leaden coffin (2) — air-tight coffin (1) |
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