casket
/ˈkɑːskɪt/noun
1- a small ornamental box or chest for holding jewels, letters, or other valuable objects(收藏珠宝、信件或其他贵重物品的)小装饰箱(或柜)。
1.1
- Brit. a small wooden box for cremated ashes〈英〉骨灰盒。
1.2
- chiefly N. Amer. a coffin〈主北美〉棺材。
词源
late Middle English: perhaps an Anglo-Norman French form of Old French cassette, diminutive of casse (see CASE2).