: a box or chest for burying a corpse compare casket
coffined; coffining; coffins
: to enclose in or as if in a coffin
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Noun
coffins are said to be the preferred sleeping places of vampires
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Laurence Bolotin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
However, Francis has decided against this, choosing instead to have his body placed in a coffin in St. Peter's Basilica, where thousands will pay their respects.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Hamas had been displaying living hostages and coffins carrying hostage remains on stage in front of a crowd in Gaza before handing them over, to sharp criticism including from the United Nations.
—Reuters, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
Wednesday's hostage return was unlike past hostage releases in that Hamas did not hold a ceremony to showcase the coffins.
—Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Two small coffins return home, carrying the bodies of Israeli children who had barely begun to live.
—Laurence Bolotin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
However, Francis has decided against this, choosing instead to have his body placed in a coffin in St. Peter's Basilica, where thousands will pay their respects.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Hamas had been displaying living hostages and coffins carrying hostage remains on stage in front of a crowd in Gaza before handing them over, to sharp criticism including from the United Nations.
—Reuters, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
Wednesday's hostage return was unlike past hostage releases in that Hamas did not hold a ceremony to showcase the coffins.
—Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Coffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffin. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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