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Meanings of coffin in English

Russian
гробы
Portuguese
caixão
Spanish
ataud
Catalan
taüt
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Container for transport, laying out and the burial of a corpse.

гробы
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Examples for "casket"
Examples for "casket"
1
I'm thinking the Eternal Rest casket-it'soak, good for a thousand years.
Under the dome: a novel
2
The Fleshless One must be breaking free from his casket,' said Anne.
The Pariah
3
No, Harold in vain sent me the casket; the jewel was gone.
Harold : the Last of the Saxon Kings — Volume 07
4
I'm freezing, James said, lowering the casket's lid with another long creak.
James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
5
You have other vials in the casket of better hue and flavor.
The Golden Dog
Usage of coffin in English
1
The coffin taken out of the hearse was lowered into the grave.
Bohemians of the Latin Quarter
2
The yellowish clay fell in clots on the boards of the coffin.
One Man's Initiation—1917
3
There were two bodies in the coffin: hers, of course, and his.
Smoke and mirrors: short fictions and illusions
4
If they had a coffin, it was placed in the grave empty.
Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1
5
One or two papers held General Sahib responsible for the coffin scam.
Chef
6
When the coffin was lowered into the grave I wept many tears.
More Pages from a Journal
7
Under a pile of flowers the coffin was carried to the grave.
The Grey Room
8
In this way, he followed the coffin all the way to Reykjavík.
Tainted blood
9
He carried the coffin, along with his brother, and said his goodbyes.
The Guardian
10
After which the coffin was lowered into the grave with many tears.
Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Rei...
11
A label on the coffin-sized package described the contents as human remains.
Reuters
12
The coffin was placed in front of the pulpit when we arrived.
The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 1
13
There was a coffin in the boat, covered with a simple pall.
The Nameless Castle
14
The coffin was to be placed on a platform in the utan.
Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the L...
15
Basil tells me that the best coffin-wood in China comes from here.
Full Circle
16
I do believe the coffin possesses, at the least, enormous symbolic significance.
Provenance
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Translations for coffin
Coffin through the time
Coffin across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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