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Coffin
(redirected from Mahogany Casket)

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Coffin
Mortuary science A funerary box used to display and contain deceased remains—either for burial or cremation
Radiation safety A heavily-leaded container used to transport relatively large amounts of radioactive material—e.g., from the manufacturer

coffin
pertaining to the coffin bone.

coffin bone
distal phalanx in the horse.
coffin joint
distal interphalangeal joint, between the second and third phalanx, in the horse.


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The tragic father-of-one, who died at just 38, was laid to rest in a mahogany casket 7ft 11ins long and 4ft 6ins wide.
After removing the Stars and Stripes flag from the coffin, she caressed the mahogany casket of US President Ronald Reagan with her hand, then laid her face against the wood as she whispered final words of parting yesterday.
Bells rang out as the mahogany casket arrived with Mr Reagan's widow, Nancy, and his children Patti Davis, Ron Reagan and Michael Reagan, at the cathedral, four-and-a-half miles away.
 
 
 
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