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casketed

casketed

8.4
A dead person placed in a coffin before burial
  • adjective
  • /ˈkæskɪtɪd/
  • US
translation icon : en ataúd
  • The casketed deceased was transported to the cemetery for burial.

Examples

  • Family members gathered to pay their respects to the casketed remains.

  • The casketed remains were laid to rest in the cemetery.

  • The casketed body was displayed during the visitation at the funeral home.

  • She looked at the casketed body with tears in her eyes.

  • The soldier was honored at a funeral for his casketed remains, which were draped in the national flag.

  • During the memorial service, the family gathered around the casketed body to say their final goodbyes.

  • The historian wrote about the customs surrounding casketed individuals in ancient cultures.

Surface Forms

casketed positive

Morphology

casketed = casket (transparent) = casket + ed

The adjective is formed by adding '-ed' to 'casket' to indicate 'placed in a casket/coffin'; straightforward for learners who know this sense of 'casket'.

Etymology

Casketed comes from casket, which also came to mean a funeral 'coffin', so a casketed person is one who has been placed inside a coffin for viewing or burial.