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In the modern parlance of funeral professionals, the two words often are used as synonyms, meaning burial receptacles. Sometimes the words have different meanings: coffin can mean a burial receptacle with a hexagonal (or octagonal) shape resembling the form of the human body. A coffin in the strict sense of the word is narrow at the head end, widens toward the shoulders and then gradually decreases in width toward the foot end. A casket on the other hand typically has the basic shape of a rectangular box, although the sides sometimes are urn shaped and the top is often dome shaped. In Great Britain, for example, most burial receptacles have a "coffin" shape, while in the US the "casket" shape is dominant.
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What is another word for coffin?
Another word for coffin is casket.
What is a casket?
A casket is either a little box, such as a jewellery casket, or a coffin.
What is a box for dead people?
A coffin or a casket.
What type of coffin was Whitney in?
Millennium casket by batesville casket company
What is the name for a coffin in the US?
a casket
What is the antonym of casket?
antonym for coffin
What is the difference between a casket match and a buried alive match?
the object of a casket match is to lock your opponenet in a casket or coffin whereas in a buried alive match the object is to bury your opponent alive
What is an alternate word for sarcophagus?
Alternate words for sarcofagus are: Coffin and Casket.
How is a outmost coffin different from a inner coffin?
In a double casket, the outer casket usually is ornamental and made of a thicker material. The inner casket is usually unfinished and made of a thinner or lighter material.
What name is given to a coffin in the US?
casket
Were do vampires rest?
In a bed, a coffin or a casket.
What was another word for sarcophagus?
Casket.
