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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
A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in ancient Greece
{n} a case, coat, covering, bag, tumor
A box or chest
(Greek kistê, Latin cista) A chest or box Generally used as a coffer for the remains of the dead The Greek and Roman cist was a deep cylindrical basket made of wickerwork, like a lady's work-basket The basket into which voters cast their tablets was called a “cist;” but the mystic cist used in the rites of Ceres was latterly made of bronze
a stone coffin or a pit excavated in rock and used for a burial, usually covered over by a cairn or barrow
(Greek kistê, Latin cista) A chest or box Generally used as a coffer for the remains of the dead The Greek and Roman cist was a deep cylindrical basket made of wickerwork, like a lady's work-basket The basket into which voters cast their tablets was called a “cist;” but the mystic cist used in the rites of Ceres was latterly made of bronze
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
A wicker receptacle used in ancient Rome for carrying sacred utensils in a procession. A stone-lined grave, especially a tomb consisting of a pit lined with stones and often having a lid of stone or wood
{i} sepulchral tomb or casket; box of sacred utensils
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    () Latin cista from Ancient Greek κίστη (kistē).