coffin
IPA: kˈɔfɪn
noun
- A rectangular closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.
- (cartomancy) The eighth Lenormand card.
- (archaic) A casing or crust, or a mold, of pastry, as for a pie.
- (obsolete) A conical paper bag, used by grocers.
- The hollow crust or hoof of a horse's foot, below the coronet, in which is the coffin bone.
- A storage container for nuclear waste.
- (mining, obsolete) An exploratory trench used when first digging a mine.
- (by extension) A deep ditch.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive) To place in a coffin.
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Examples of "coffin" in Sentences
- The innermost coffin was airtight and of metal.
- He then takes the thurible and incenses the coffin.
- Flanking the coffin were the honorary pall bearers.
- He was the son of actress Winifred Deforest Coffin.
- The coffins of the dead were lined adjacent to the mortuary.
- Digging commenced at the head of the grave, clear to the coffin.
- The bier in the tomb was covered by the remains of the wood coffins.
- After the scourging, the celebrant is lifted from the lid of the coffin.
- Many manufacturers offer a warranty on the structural integrity of the coffin.
- Some manufacturers offer a warranty on the structural integrity of the coffin.