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[ kaw-ferd, kof-erd ] / ˈkɔ fərd, ˈkɒf ərd /
adjective(of a vault, ceiling, or soffit) having coffers. Origin of cofferedFirst recorded in 1580–90; coffer + -ed3 Words nearby cofferedcoffee table, coffee-table book, coffee tree, coffer, cofferdam, coffered, Coffeyville, coffin, coffin bone, coffin corner, coffinite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cofferedIt has been guessed that they formed centres for a coffered ceiling, and there is nothing to negative the conjecture. A History of Art in Chalda & Assyria, v. 1|Georges Perrot The ceilings of the aisles are coffered and sustain heavy gold bosses, which enrich the gorgeous effect of their strong colour. Cathedral Cities of Italy|William Wiehe Collins The church is an oblong hall about 135 feet long, including the chancel, by nearly 40 wide, roofed with a coffered barrel vault. Portuguese Architecture|Walter Crum Watson This vault, considerably lower than the passage arches, is semicircular and coffered. Portuguese Architecture|Walter Crum Watson
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