Etymology

casket

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Today it means: A little box, e.g. for jewellery. Full definition →

Norman cassette
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  1. Norman · derived fromcassette
  2. English todaycasket

Probably from Norman cassette. Possibly reformed by analogy with cask, thus analyzable as cask + -et. Doublet of cassette.

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