So THAT'S The Difference Between A Coffin And A Casket

<script>!function(n){if(!window.cnx){window.cnx={},window.cnx.cmd=[];var t=n.createElement('iframe');t.display='none',t.onload=function(){var n=t.contentWindow.document,c=n.createElement('script');c.src='//cd.connatix.com/connatix.player.js',c.setAttribute('async','1'),c.setAttribute('type','text/javascript'),n.body.appendChild(c)},n.head.appendChild(t)}}(document);</script><script id="68f9f0c6e4b01e35ba176d2b">(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b';cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b","mediaId":"6e1cc5b5-4701-41f6-828d-5dce063e1b35"}).render("68f9f0c6e4b01e35ba176d2b");});</script><div class="content-list-component text"><p>From Dracula’s resting place to polished funeral-home displays, the vessels we associate with death have evolved, and so has the language. Take the words coffin and casket, for example.</p><p>People tend to use these interchangeably, but is there any difference between the two terms? Here’s what you should know.</p><h2><strong>For starters, what’s a coffin?</strong></h2><p>“A coffin is what you probably picture from old horror movies ― six sides, narrow at the head and feet, and shaped to follow the human form,” said Joshua Siegel, co-founder and president of the direct-to-consumer <a href="https://titancasket.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Titan Casket</a>. “The lid is usually flat and fully removable.”</p><p>This traditionally hexagonal vessel is usually tapered at the head and feet and wider at the shoulders, thus requiring less material in those narrowed places. Think Dracula sleeping in his coffin.</p><p>The term “coffin”