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cof·fer

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–noun

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.

–verb (used with object)

5.	to deposit or lay up in or as in a coffer or chest.

6.	to ornament with coffers or sunken panels.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME cofre < OF ≪ L cophinus basket; see coffin

]

—Related forms

cof·fer·like, adjective

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n.

A strongbox.
often coffers
1. Financial resources; funds.
2. A treasury: stole money from the union coffers.
Architecture A decorative sunken panel in a ceiling, dome, soffit, or vault.
The chamber formed by a canal lock.
A cofferdam.
A floating dock.