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Cask

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
kɑːsk

Definitions

  1. A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)
  2. A casket; a small box for jewels.
  3. A brougham or other private carriage.

Equivalents

Españolcubatonel
DeutschFassTonne
33 more languages
العربيةالدنّ
Българскибуребъ́чва
Catalàbotatina
Cymraegcasgen
Ελληνικάπίθος
فارسیخنب
Suomitynnyri
עבריתחבית
हिन्दीपीपा
Magyarhordó
Italianobotte
日本語カスク
한국어기름통
Te Reo Māorikaho
Македонскибочва
Maltibittija
Nederlandstonvat
Portuguêsbarrilcasco
Românăbutebutoi
Српскиpipatonбуре
Svenskafat
Türkçefıçı
Українськаклепка
Tiếng Việttô nô

Examples

“A jewel, locked into the woefullest cask / That ever did contain a thing of worth.”

CEFR level

C2
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