casket

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːskɪt/

noun

  • a small ornamental box or chest for holding jewels, letters, or other valued objects: a small brass casket containing four black opals
  • British a small wooden box for cremated ashes.
  • chiefly North American a coffin.

Origin:

late Middle English: perhaps an Anglo-Norman French form of Old French cassette, diminutive of casse (see case2)