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Definition of Cist

1. n. A box or chest. Specifically: (a) A bronze receptacle, round or oval, frequently decorated with engravings on the sides and cover, and with feet, handles, etc., of decorative castings. (b) A cinerary urn. See Illustration in Appendix.

Definition of Cist

1. Noun. A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in ancient Greece ¹

2. Noun. (archeology) A crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cist

1. a prehistoric stone coffin [n -S] : CISTED [adj]

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