Casket is a term that can mean anything and everything depending on the sector in which it is used. For example, did you know that in English the term casket, that is
casket also indicates the coffin of the dead?
As we will discover in this article, even in Italian the term casket really has multiple meanings.
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Elia Caneppele and I often write for Windowo's blog. On a personal level, I really like trying to understand why a certain word is used and discovering the etymological differences between one language and another. In this way we can also discover the differences of thought between different cultures. In this sense the word casket is really very interesting.
Let's start this linguistic journey right away from the first concept. The meaning that interests most to those who, like us at Windowo, deal with
windows and doors every day is the casket door.
Door to casket
The casket door is a commonly used term that indicates a
pocket sliding door . A casket door is not only an interesting design element for home
furnishings , but a real space-saving trick.
In fact, the retractable doors, which open and close thanks to the sliding systems, are so called because the door disappears inside the wall.
To insert a retractable casket door into a room, a
counter frame (or false frame) is required. It is a system that makes the panel disappear by sliding it inside the wall. The cotrotelaio can be, for example, in plasterboard.
Porte Scrigno is also the name of a company specializing in counter frames for concealed sliding doors and windows.
Italian and international vocabulary term box
For the vocabulary of the Italian language, the term casket refers to a casket, a wooden or other material chest where precious objects or gold are kept. It is often made of a fine material. The most famous is the treasure chest filled with gold coins.
As mentioned above, in English the term
casket also indicates the coffin. The open casket funeral, where you can see the bust and face of the deceased, is called "
open casket ".
In the United States, many people even treat the terms "coffin" and "casket" as the same, so much so that I have found some articles online explaining the differences. In these articles it is explained that their main difference is in the shape of the box. The corners of a casket or casket are often rounded, while a coffin has a shape that appears to fit the natural shape of the body. This is to better adapt to the bulging of the bust region.
American sites feel the need to point out that a coffin is an integral part of a funeral and is intended to preserve the remains of a dead man. However, in many English-speaking countries other than the United States, a "coffin" (which for us is the term casket or casket) is considered a box used for other purposes and quite different.
Good to know? Maybe, but for me, as an Italian, the difference between coffin and casket seemed very clear right from the start without needing to dwell on these explanations ...
Instead in a figurative sense a person or a certain object can be defined as "
a treasure chest of wisdom ", meaning a concentration of virtues and moral values.
Finally, once the term casket was also used to indicate the humps of animals (such as the famous humps of camels) or people (today this use has gone out of fashion).
Treasure chest
As we have already seen, the treasure chest is a container of precious and / or sacred objects (such as the relics of the saints), usually protected by
locks .
A casket, intended as a container, can have shapes and sizes depending on what it is designed to contain. It can also be built in various types of materials. In fairy tales, reference is often made to the treasure chest of kings and queens. In this sense, an ancient casket can be compared to the safest
safes of today.
Very precious is the casket that contains the relics of Saint Agatha in the Cathedral of Catania. The container consists of a historiated silver case, made around the end of the 15th century by the artist Angelo Novara. The lid of the casket was made by Vincenzo Archifel. In the decorations it tells the life of the saint.
Treasure chests can also be artfully constructed: a famous chest is the royal casket created by the Polish noblewoman Izabela Czartoryska in 1800. The large wooden box housed 73 relics of the Polish monarchy. It included watches, chains, rosaries, boxes and cutlery in gold, ivory and silver. At the beginning of the Second World War, the urn was moved to the city of Sieniawa. Since then nothing has been heard of.
Internet Banking casket
The term casket is also used strictly in banking, especially to define particular initiatives and investment opportunities offered to the public. This is because in the common mind the word casket is often associated with the concept of wealth.
For example
Scrigno Popso is a virtual bank product that is proposed for those who want to carry out financial transactions in simplicity, safety and convenience. Various dispositive and informative operations are proposed. An Internet connection is enough to access the service.
