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cas·ket 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 |