2 entries under this word

Casket

Căsk'et, n.

noun

n. [Diminutive of cask; Fr. casquet, diminutive of casque. See supra.] 1. A small chest or box, for jewels or other small articles. The little casket bring me hither. Shak. 2. (Naut.) A small rope, fastened to little rings upon the yards, used to fasten the sail to the yard in furling;— usually written gasket.

Căsk'et, v. t.

verbtransitive

To put into a casket. I have . . . casketed my treasure. Shak.