kist

[ kist ]

/ kɪst /

noun Scot. and North England.

a coffer; a money chest.

any chestlike container; a box, trunk, or basket.

a coffin, especially a stone one; a sarcophagus.

Origin of kist

1300–50; Middle English kiste <Old Norse kista chest

Words nearby kist

kiss of life, kiss of peace, kisspeptin, kissy, kissy-face, kist, Kistna, kistvaen, Kisumu, kiswah, Kiswahili

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Example sentences from the Web for kist

She lift up his bloudy hed, And kist his wounds that were so red.
A Book of Ballads, Volume 4|Various
There's nane o' us gaun to gie in to thae man-made hymes—an' their kist o' whustles wad be fair redeek'lus.
St. Cuthbert's|Robert E. Knowles
With that he drew from his side-pocket a large greasy leather pocket-book, and bade the gudewife lock it up in her kist.
Guy Mannering, or The Astrologer, Complete, Illustrated|Sir Walter Scott
He kist her, and told her not to be so wery down-hearted about the misfortn which had hapnd to you.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush|William Makepeace Thackeray

“Ay, but the kist in the garret isna locked,” Nanny answered.
The Little Minister|J. M. Barrie

British Dictionary definitions for kist (1 of 3)

kist¹

/ (kɪst) /

noun Scot and Northern English dialect

a large chest or coffer

Word Origin for kist

C14: from Old Norse kista; see chest

British Dictionary definitions for kist (2 of 3)

kist²

/ (kɪst) /

noun

archaeol a variant spelling of cist 2

British Dictionary definitions for kist (3 of 3)

kist³

/ (kɪst) /

noun

Southern African a large wooden chest in which linen is stored, esp one used to store a bride's trousseau

Word Origin for kist

from Afrikaans, from Dutch: chest

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单词	kist
释义	kist [ kist ] / kɪst / noun Scot. and North England. a coffer; a money chest. any chestlike container; a box, trunk, or basket. a coffin, especially a stone one; a sarcophagus. Origin of kist 1300–50; Middle English kiste <Old Norse kista chest Words nearby kist kiss of life, kiss of peace, kisspeptin, kissy, kissy-face, kist, Kistna, kistvaen, Kisumu, kiswah, Kiswahili Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kist She lift up his bloudy hed, And kist his wounds that were so red. A Book of Ballads, Volume 4\|Various There's nane o' us gaun to gie in to thae man-made hymes—an' their kist o' whustles wad be fair redeek'lus. St. Cuthbert's\|Robert E. Knowles With that he drew from his side-pocket a large greasy leather pocket-book, and bade the gudewife lock it up in her kist. Guy Mannering, or The Astrologer, Complete, Illustrated\|Sir Walter Scott He kist her, and told her not to be so wery down-hearted about the misfortn which had hapnd to you. Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush\|William Makepeace Thackeray “Ay, but the kist in the garret isna locked,” Nanny answered. The Little Minister\|J. M. Barrie British Dictionary definitions for kist (1 of 3) kist¹ / (kɪst) / noun Scot and Northern English dialect a large chest or coffer Word Origin for kist C14: from Old Norse kista; see chest British Dictionary definitions for kist (2 of 3) kist² / (kɪst) / noun archaeol a variant spelling of cist 2 British Dictionary definitions for kist (3 of 3) kist³ / (kɪst) / noun Southern African a large wooden chest in which linen is stored, esp one used to store a bride's trousseau Word Origin for kist from Afrikaans, from Dutch: chest Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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