[sist] 
| a box or chest, esp. for sacred utensils. |
| cist 1 (sĭst) n. A wicker receptacle used in ancient Rome for carrying sacred utensils in a procession. [Latin cista, from Greek kistē.] |
| cist 2 (sĭst, kĭst) n. A stone-lined grave, especially a tomb consisting of a pit lined with stones and often having a lid of stone or wood. [Welsh, chest, from Latin cista, basket; see cist1.] |
cist
prehistoric European coffin containing a body or ashes, usually made of stone or a hollowed-out tree; also, a storage place for sacred objects. "Cist" has also been used in a more general sense to refer to the stone burial place itself, usually built in the form of a dolmen, with several upright stone slabs supporting a flat roofing stone
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