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[sist] 
–noun Classical Antiquity.
| a box or chest, esp. for sacred utensils. |
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| 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.] |
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Cist
Cist\, n. [L. cista box, chest, Gr. ? Cf. Chest.]1. (Antiq.) A box or chest. Specifically: (a) A bronze receptacle, round or oval, frequently decorated with engravings on the sides and cover, and with feet, handles, etc., of decorative castings. (b) A cinerary urn. See Illustration in Appendix. 2. See Cyst.
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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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