: a box or chest for burying a corpse compare casket coffin 2 of 2 verb coffined; coffining; coffins transitive verb : to enclose in or as if in a coffin Synonyms Noun bier box casket pall …

cof·fin 1. An oblong box in which a corpse is buried. 2. The horny part of a horse's hoof.

A coffin is a funerary box used for viewing or keeping a corpse, either for burial or cremation. Sometimes referred to as a casket, any box in which the dead are buried is a coffin, and while a casket was originally regarded as a box for jewelry, use of the word "casket" in this sense began as a euphemism introduced by the undertaker's trade.

the box or case in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial; casket. the part of a horse's foot containing the coffin bone. Printing. the bed of a platen press. the wooden frame …

coffin 1 of 2 noun as in casket a boxlike container for holding a dead body coffins are said to be the preferred sleeping places of vampires Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance casket tomb …

coffin noun [ C ] uk / ˈkɒf.ɪn / us / ˈkɑː.fɪn / (US also casket) a long box in which the body of a dead person is buried or burned SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Burying, …

coffin (noun) nail (noun) coffin / ˈ kɑːfən/ noun. plural coffins. Britannica Dictionary definition of COFFIN. [count] : a box in which a dead person is buried.

(n) coffin A paper twisted in the form of a cone, used as a bag by grocers; a cap or cornet. (n) coffin In farriery, the hollow part of a horse's hoof, or the whole hoof below the coronet, including the coffin-bone. (n) coffin In printing: The wooden frame which inclosed the stone or bed of the old form of hand printing-press. (n) coffin

coffin noun [ C ] us / ˈkɔ·fən, ˈkɑf·ən / a long box used to bury or cremate (= burn) a dead person (Definition of coffin from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge …

22/04/2022 · Webster’s Dictionary defines the word “coffin” as “a box or chest for burying a corpse.”. It came from the Latin word “cophinus,” meaning “basket or hamper.”. It may have also derived from the Greek word “kophinos,” meaning “a basket.”. The word "coffin" has been used to describe a box for a corpse since 1525.