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casket
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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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 made of a compressible material,
used to make joints impermeable to fluids.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Casket \Cas"ket\, n. (Naut.) A gasket. See Gasket. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Casket \Cas"ket\, v. t. To put into, or preserve in, a casket. [Poetic] "I have casketed my treasure." --Shak. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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The little casket bring me hither. --Shak.
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2. A kind of burial case. [U. S.]
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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]
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They found him dead . . . an empty casket.
--Shak.
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