[kaw-fer, kof-er] 
| 1. | a box or chest, esp. one for valuables. |
| 2. | coffers, a treasury; funds: The coffers of the organization were rapidly filled by the contributions. |
| 3. | any of various boxlike enclosures, as a cofferdam. |
| 4. | Also called caisson, lacunar. Architecture. one of a number of sunken panels, usually square or octagonal, in a vault, ceiling, or soffit. |
| 5. | to deposit or lay up in or as in a coffer or chest. |
| 6. | to ornament with coffers or sunken panels. |
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