Cas"ket (?), n. [Cf. F. casquet, dim. of casque belmet, fr. Sp. casco.] 1. A small chest or box, esp. of rich material or ornamental character, as for jewels, etc.
The little casket bring me hither.
Shak.
2. A kind of burial case. [U. S.]
3. Anything containing or intended to contain something highly esteemed; as: (a) The body. (Shak). (b) The tomb. (Milton). (c) A book of selections. [poetic]
They found him dead . . . an empty casket.
Shak.
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Cas"ket, n. Naut. A gasket. See Gasket.
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Cas"ket, v. t. To put into, or preserve in, a casket. [Poetic] "I have casketed my treasure."
Shak.
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