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# casquet

noun (a casquet, casquets) — rare, old

«casquet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (old) A casquet is an old spelling of «casket», a small box for jewels or treasure. [tree →](https://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casquet/#m3)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «casquet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casquet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«casquet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/casquet.html) on Mova free.