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coffer
[ kaw-fer, kof-er ]
noun
- a box or chest, especially one for valuables.
The coffers of the organization were rapidly filled by the contributions.
- any of various boxlike enclosures, as a cofferdam.
verb (used with object)
- to deposit or lay up in or as in a coffer or chest.
- to ornament with coffers or sunken panels.
coffer
/ ˈkɒfə /
noun
- a chest, esp for storing valuables
- usually plural a store of money
- Also calledcaissonlacuna an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling, dome, etc
- a watertight box or chamber
- short for cofferdam
- a recessed panel in a concrete, metal, or timber soffit
verb
- to store, as in a coffer
- to decorate (a ceiling, dome, etc) with coffers
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Other Words From
- coffer·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coffer1
C13: from Old French coffre, from Latin cophinus basket, from Greek kophinos
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Example Sentences
Hutch is an old word for chest or coffer, chiefly used now in the compound ‘rabbit-hutch.’
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Then King Loc ordered another coffer to be opened, in which were only pearls.
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When at last his rage subsided, he clasped his hands together and bent over the coffer once more.
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With a hollow groan he fell forward over the coffer, striking his head upon the floor.
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He took out the coffer and opened it; from it there fell out an apple, which rolled towards the couch.
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