Assertion: coffin | /r/HasProperty | rectangular
Facets:
value: in shape
type: OTHER
value: during middle kingdom
type: TEMPORAL
value: simply
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: People started gravitating toward fancier caskets that were rectangular, instead of tapered at the ends, which tied the casket less to the shape of a human—creating a sort of separation from the living person.
text: During the Egyptian Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom, coffins were rectangular.
text: A coffin is normally shaped ('coffin-shaped') where as a casket is not - it is simply a rectangular box.
text: • The shape of a coffin is hexagonal or octagonal to simulate the shape of a dead body, whereas casket is rectangular in shape.
text: Coffins are tapered or hexagonal, while caskets are rectangular and have a lid split for mourners to view the deceased [source: The Funeral
text: A casket is rectangular and usually built with a greater emphasis on the quality of workmanship.
text: We also manufacture the casket which will be rectangular in shape.
text: The answer is in fact to do with the shape, but because the terms ‘coffin’ and ‘casket’ are used interchangeably, you’d be forgiven for never considering the differences, but here’s the main one: a coffin has six sides and is hexagonal, and a casket has four sides and is rectangular.
text: They are similar in style to the traditional wooden coffin but are rectangular and the upper half of the lid can be opened.
text: Meanwhile, caskets are rectangular and are what most people picture when they think of a casket or coffin.
text: The majority of funeral homes will only carry caskets that are rectangular in shape.
text: A casket is rectangular in shape and is the same width & height at the head, as it is at the foot.