Coffin
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Coffin
Coffin (/ˈkɒfɪn/), from the Old French cofin, originally meaning basket, is a funerary box used for viewing or keeping a corpse, either for burial or cremation.
Etymology
The word coffin is derived from the Old French cofin, which originally meant basket but came to mean coffin. This term was later borrowed into Middle English as coffin.
Related Terms
- Casket: A casket, or jewelry box, is a term for a container that is usually larger than a box, and smaller than a chest, and in the past were typically decorated.
- Funeral: A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant observances.
- Burial: Burial or interment is a method of final disposition wherein a dead person or animal is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects.
- Cremation: Cremation is a method of final disposition of a dead body through burning.
- Embalming: Embalming is the art and science of preserving human or animal remains by treating them to forestall decomposition.
Pronunciation
Coffin is pronounced as /ˈkɒfɪn/.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Coffin
- Wikipedia's article - Coffin
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