cist

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪst/

The English word “cist” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece.
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.

Borrowed from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē). Doublet of chest.

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