Kist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Kist is a verb meaning (Scotland) A chest.
Meaning
(Scotland) A chest.
More Meanings
- (Scotland) A coffin.
- (archaeology) Alternative form of cist (“crypt”).
- (Scotland, transitive) To place in a coffin.
- (British India) An individual installment of the yearly land revenue.
- (obsolete) simple past and past participle of kiss.
Example Sentences
the spear he killed the gryphon with was locked in a kist there, or so some said […]
The global library of ice has become a cracked kist, a broken storehouse leaking its contents.
To me my Julia lately sent A Bracelet richly Redolent The Beads I kist, but most lov'd her That did perfume the Pomander.
Word Forms
- kists
- kisting
- kisted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include muckle, kistful, kistvaen, kite, stookie, stut.
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