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# casquet

«casquet» in Mova's school dictionary: **an old spelling of «casket», a small box for jewels or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a casquet, casquets) — rare, old

### meaning for a pupil

1) (old) A casquet is an old spelling of «casket», a small box for jewels or treasure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casquet/#m1)

2) (old) A casquet can also be a light helmet, like a «casque». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casquet/#m2)

3) (a name) The Casquets are dangerous rocks with a lighthouse in the English Channel near Alderney. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casquet/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

A rare word found in old books, poems and sea stories. A casquet of jewels is a treasure chest; sailors feared the Casquets rocks. Today we say «casket» for the box and «helmet» for the head covering.

### examples

- The princess kept her rings in a silver casquet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casquet/#x1)
- The knight wore a light casquet on his head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casquet/#x2)
- Many ships were wrecked on the Casquets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casquet/#x3)
- The pirates opened the casquet and found gold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casquet/#x4)
- A casquet is an old word for a little jewel box. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casquet/#x5)
- The lighthouse on the Casquets warns ships. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casquet/#x6)

### note

Rare and old; pronounced KASS-kit or KASS-kay. Modern forms: casket (box), casque (helmet). In the USA «casket» also means a coffin.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «casquet» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casquet/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.