meaning of casket

[Oksana Novikova]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #160 "Expressions with death, marriage and divorce", question 10

The body of my late wife was laid to rest in a beautiful cedar ......... adorned with twelve dozen white roses.

(a) casket
(b) wreath
(c) grave
(d) morgue

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #160 "Expressions with death, marriage and divorce", answer 10

The body of my late wife was laid to rest in a beautiful cedar casket adorned with twelve dozen white roses.

Correct answer: (a) casket

Your answer was: incorrect
The body of my late wife was laid to rest in a beautiful cedar grave adorned with twelve dozen white roses.
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What does the word 'casket' mean?

Oksana Novikova

[Mister Micawber]

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CASKET.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mister Micawber