Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cist \Cist\, n. [L. cista box, chest, Gr. ? Cf. {Chest}.]
   1. (Antiq.) A box or chest. Specifically:
      (a) A bronze receptacle, round or oval, frequently
          decorated with engravings on the sides and cover, and
          with feet, handles, etc., of decorative castings.
      (b) A cinerary urn. See Illustration in Appendix.

   2. See {Cyst}.