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1. (n.) coffer
a box or chest, esp. one for valuables.
2. coffer
coffers, a treasury, as of an organization; funds.
3. coffer
one of a number of sunken panels, usu. square or octagonal, in a vault, ceiling, or soffit.
4. (v.t.) coffer
to deposit in or as if in a coffer.
5. coffer
to ornament with coffers or sunken panels.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME cofre < OF &indirdesc; L cophinus basket; see coffin)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) coffer, caisson, lacuna
an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome
2. (noun) coffer
a chest especially for storing valuables
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) coffer
a casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables
2. (noun) coffer
fig.: Treasure or funds; -- usually in the plural
3. (noun) coffer
a panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson
4. (noun) coffer
a trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it by a raking fire
5. (noun) coffer
the chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a cofferdam
6. (verb) coffer
to put into a coffer
7. (verb) coffer
to secure from leaking, as a shaft, by ramming clay behind the masonry or timbering
8. (verb) coffer
to form with or in a coffer or coffers; to furnish with a coffer or coffers
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