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Pronunciation: [kˈɪst] (IPA)

"Kist" is a Scottish term for a chest or trunk that is used for storing items. The word is quite unique to the region, but there are several synonyms that can be used interchangeably to describe the same object. Some of the most common synonyms include chest, trunk, box, crate, coffer, casket, container, and receptacle. These words can be used to describe a variety of items used for storage, ranging from furniture pieces to wooden or metal containers. These synonyms create flexibility in writing and allow for variation in language usage while still expressing the same concept.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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Thay leif not spindell, spoone, nor speit; Bed, boster, blanket, sark, nor scheit; Johne of the Parke Ryps Kist and ark; For all sic wark He is richt meit.
"Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3)"
Walter Scott
So she took the jewels and locked them up in her Kist, and the wedding was put off, and that night the little Princess slipped into the Black Knight's apartment when he was asleep, and watched all through the long hours by his bedside, singing this song to him in the hope that he would awake and hear it: "Seven lang years I served for thee, The glassy hill I clamb for thee.
"The Scottish Fairy Book"
Elizabeth W. Grierson
It was not like the Chairs of State that we know nowadays; it was nothing but a massive Kist, in which he kept all the things which he treasured most.
"The Scottish Fairy Book"
Elizabeth W. Grierson

Semantically related words: Kistler horse, Kistler saddle, Kistler riding helmet

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