Casket
Casket , noun
[Compare French casquet, dim. of casque belmet, from 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.
2.
A kind of burial case. [United States]
3.
Anything containing or intended to contain something highly esteemed
(a)
The body.
(b)
The tomb.
(c)
A book of selections. [poetic] — Shakespeare
They found him dead... an empty casket.
Casket , noun
(Nautical) A gasket. See Gasket.
Casket , transitive verb
To put into, or preserve in, a casket. [Poetic]
I have casketed my treasure.