casket
/ˈkɑːskɪt/noun
उच्चारण कास्किट
संदूकची; ताबूत
Core word
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a small decorated box for holding jewels; (AmE) a coffin
संदूकची; ताबूत
- a jewel casket
- The queen kept her pearls in an ivory casket.
- She kept her letters in a carved wooden casket.
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- The museum displays a silver casket from the royal treasury.
- A casket of gold coins was found buried in the garden.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a casket of / for + jewels
In British English a casket is a small decorated box for valuables such as jewellery. 'Of' shows the contents and 'for' shows the purpose.
British English में casket क़ीमती वस्तुओं, जैसे गहनों, का छोटा सजावटी डिब्बा है; सामग्री 'of' और उद्देश्य 'for' से बताया जाता है।
- She kept her mother's jewels in a silver casket.
- A casket for letters stood on the table.
casket (AmE): a coffin
In American English a casket is the box in which a dead person is buried. In British English use 'coffin'.
American English में casket शव को दफ़नाने का बक्सा है; British English में इसके लिए 'coffin' प्रयोग होता है।
- The casket was draped in the national flag.
casket in a literary context
In literature, a casket holds secrets or treasures, as in the casket scene of The Merchant of Venice.
साहित्य में casket रहस्य या ख़ज़ाने को रखता है, जैसे The Merchant of Venice का casket दृश्य।
- Portia's suitors had to choose between three caskets.
open / lock / carry a casket
Typical verbs for the small box are open, lock, unlock and carry. For a funeral casket, verbs such as carry and lower are used.
छोटे डिब्बे के साथ open, lock और unlock; अंतिम संस्कार के casket के साथ carry और lower जैसी क्रियाएँ आती हैं।
- Six men carried the casket to the grave.
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adjective + casket
jewelledsilverwoodencarvedsealedivory
- A carved ivory casket was kept in the museum.
verb + casket
openlockcarrylowerdecoratebury
- She opened the casket and found her grandmother's necklace.
casket + of / for
a casket of jewelsa casket of lettersa casket for relicsa casket of perfumes
- A casket of jewels was found in the old palace.
casket + noun
lidkeymakerbearerlock
- The casket lid was decorated with pearls.
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- The queen's casket was found in the palace vault, still full of pearls.
रानी की संदूकची महल की तिजोरी में मिली, और वह अब भी मोतियों से भरी थी।
- Radhika's grandmother kept old photographs in a small wooden casket.
राधिका की दादी पुरानी तस्वीरें लकड़ी की एक छोटी संदूकची में रखती थीं।
- The relics of the saint were placed in a golden casket.
संत के अवशेष सोने की एक संदूकची में रखे गए।
- Family members stood in silence as the casket was lowered.
ताबूत नीचे उतारे जाते समय परिवार के सदस्य मौन खड़े रहे।
- The thieves broke the lock of the casket but found nothing inside.
चोरों ने संदूकची का ताला तोड़ दिया, पर भीतर कुछ नहीं मिला।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She kept her jewels at a casket.
✓ She kept her jewels in a casket.
Things kept inside a box take 'in'.
डिब्बे के भीतर रखी वस्तुओं के लिए 'in' आता है।
✗ A casket full with jewels was found.
✓ A casket full of jewels was found.
'Full' is followed by 'of', not 'with'.
'Full' के बाद 'of' आता है, 'with' नहीं।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Literature: the casket test in Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice' (gold, silver, lead).
साहित्य में Shakespeare के 'The Merchant of Venice' में संदूकची परीक्षा (सोना, चाँदी, सीसा)।