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First attested in English in 1380, [citation needed] the word coffin derives from the Old French cofin, from Latin cophinus, which means basket, [5] which is the latinisation of the Greek κόφινος (kophinos), basket. [6] The earliest attested form of the word is the Mycenaean Greek ko-pi-na, written in Linear B syllabic script. [7]
An attaché case (or sometimes called diplomat case) is a box-style case characteristically made of leather fitted over an internal hinged frame that opens into two compartments. It was traditionally carried by an attaché , a diplomatic officer attached to an embassy or consulate officially assigned to serve in a particular capacity (e.g ...
"Basket Case", a song by Warren Zevon from his 2002 album, My Ride's Here Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Basket Case .
The words 'hamper' and 'hampyre' evolved as contractions of the Anglo-French hanaper, from the Medieval Latin hanaperium, which was a secure case for holding a large goblet or cup, and derived from hanapus, the Latin word for a bowl or cup. The first known usage of the word 'hamper' was in the 14th century. [4]
basket: On one theory, it is from Latin bascauda "kettle, table-vessel," said by the Roman poet Martial to be from Celtic British and perhaps cognate with Latin fascis "bundle, faggot," in which case it probably originally meant "wicker basket." But OED frowns on this, and there is no evidence of such a word in Celtic unless later words in ...
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The origin of this use is unclear. "Basket" is sometimes used as an adjective for a person who is born out of wedlock. [3] This occurs more commonly in British English. "Basket" also refers to a bulge in a man's crotch. [3] The word “basket” is frequently used in the colloquial “don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”
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