: 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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Judy Berman, TIME, 1 July 2024
Women stand at the coffin of Orthodox priest Father Nikolay Kotelnikov, killed by armed militants in Derbent, Dagestan during his funeral on Tuesday.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 26 June 2024
The whole purpose was to put a nail in the coffin of my music career.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 24 June 2024
Another coffin belonging to Ramesses II was discovered in 1881 near Luxor, but the sarcophagus fragment analyzed in the study was found in Abydos, a city about 40 miles (64 kilometers) to the northwest in a straight line.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 10 June 2024
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Noun
Louis wonders, in Sunday’s finale, recounting his confinement to and resurrection from a locked coffin.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 1 July 2024
Women stand at the coffin of Orthodox priest Father Nikolay Kotelnikov, killed by armed militants in Derbent, Dagestan during his funeral on Tuesday.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 26 June 2024
The whole purpose was to put a nail in the coffin of my music career.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 24 June 2024
Another coffin belonging to Ramesses II was discovered in 1881 near Luxor, but the sarcophagus fragment analyzed in the study was found in Abydos, a city about 40 miles (64 kilometers) to the northwest in a straight line.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 10 June 2024
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“Coffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffin. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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