cists
cists is the plural of cist.
Meaning of cist
Noun (1)
cist (plural cists)
- A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece.
Noun (2)
cist (plural cists)
- A crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs.
- A central stone slab cist containing the burial was surrounded by a circles of stones placed on edge, probably to represent the round house in which the deceased had lived.2019, Alan Staniforth, Cleveland Way, page 66
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