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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Casket \Cas"ket\, n. (Naut.) A gasket. See {Gasket}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Casket \Cas"ket\, v. t. To put into or preserve in a casket. [Poetic] ``I have casketed my treasure.'' --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Casket \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gasket \Gas"ket\, n. [Cf. F. garcette It gaschetta Sp cajeta caburn, garceta reef point.] 1. (Naut.) A line or band used to lash a furled sail securely. {Sea gaskets} are common lines; {harbor gaskets} are plaited and decorated lines or bands. Called also {casket}. 2. (Mech.) a The plaited hemp used for packing a piston, as of the steam engine and its pumps. b Any ring or washer of packing. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: casket n 1: in which a corpse is buried or cremated [syn: {coffin}] 2: small and often ornate for holding jewels or other valuables [syn: {jewel casket}] v : enclose in a casket
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