kist
- A chest or box, especially one used for storing clothes, valuables, or other items. nounShe opened the old kist to reveal a collection of vintage dresses.The family heirlooms were kept safe in a sturdy wooden kist.
- In Scottish usage, a coffin. nounThe kist was carried to the graveyard by the pallbearers.He crafted a beautiful kist for the funeral using traditional methods.