cist
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɪst/, /kɪst/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē).
Noun
cist (plural cists)
- (historical) A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece.
Etymology 2
Welsh cist (“chest”) (see kistvaen, cistvaen), from Latin cista (“chest, casket”), see above.
Noun
cist (plural cists)
- (archaeology) 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.
Derived terms
- cist-urn
Old French
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