Emily Dickinson Lexicon

cage (-s), n. [Fr. < L. cavea, hollow, cavity, dungeon, cell, cage.] (webplay: birds).

1. Coop; mesh container; place for confining a flying creature; [fig.] coffin; casket; grave; [metaphor] body; mortal frame.
2. Booth; holding cell; carnival cubicle with lattice openings; stall for displaying unusual beings.