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Webster 1913 Edition
Cist
1.
(Antiq.)
A box or chest. Specifically:
(a)
A bronze receptacle, round or oval, frequently decorated with engravings on the sides and cover, and with feet, handles, etc., of decorative castings. (b)
A cinerary urn. See Illustration in Appendix. 2.
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Cyst
. Webster 1828 Edition
Cist
CIST
,Noun.
Definition 2025
cist
cist
English
Noun
cist (plural cists)
- A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in ancient Greece
Etymology 2
Welsh cist **** (see kistvaen, cistvaen, from Latin cist).
Noun
cist (plural cists)
- (archaeology) 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.
Derived terms
- cist-urn