Put+or+enclose+in+a+coffin

  • 1coffin — I. n. Burial chest, burial casket, sarcophagus. II. v. a. 1. Put or enclose in a coffin. 2. Confine, shut up, imprison, crib …

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  • 2coffin — coffinless, adj. /kaw fin, kof in/, n. 1. the box or case in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial; casket. 2. the part of a horse s foot containing the coffin bone. 3. Print. a. the bed of a platen press. b. the wooden frame… …

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  • 3coffin — /ˈkɒfən / (say kofuhn) noun 1. the box or case in which a corpse is placed for burial. 2. the part of a horse s foot containing the coffin bone. –verb (t) 3. to put or enclose in or as in a coffin. {Middle English cofin, from Old French: small… …

  • 4en|cof|fin — «ehn KF uhn, KOF », transitive verb. to put or enclose in a coffin …

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  • 5casket — casketlike, adj. /kas kit, kah skit/, n. 1. a coffin. 2. a small chest or box, as for jewels. v.t. 3. to put or enclose in a casket. [1425 75; late ME < ?] * * * …

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  • 6casket — cas•ket [[t]ˈkæs kɪt, ˈkɑ skɪt[/t]] n. 1) a coffin 2) a small chest or box, as for jewels 3) to put or enclose in a casket • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME; of uncert. orig …

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  • 7casket — /ˈkaskət / (say kahskuht) noun 1. a small chest or box, as for jewels. 2. a coffin. –verb (t) 3. Obsolete to put or enclose in a casket. –phrase 4. the (Golden) Casket, a lottery in Queensland. {origin uncertain} …

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