coffer

cof·fer

C0458600 (kô′fər, kŏf′ər)n.1. A strongbox.2. often coffersa. Financial resources; funds.b. A treasury: stole money from the union coffers.3. Architecture A decorative sunken panel in a ceiling, dome, soffit, or vault.4. The chamber formed by a canal lock.5. A cofferdam.6. A floating dock.tr.v. cof·fered, cof·fer·ing, cof·fers 1. To put in a coffer.2. Architecture To supply (a ceiling, for example) with decorative sunken panels.

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[Middle English cofre, from Old French, alteration of *cofne, from Latin cophinus, basket; see coffin.]

coffer

(ˈkɒfə) n1. a chest, esp for storing valuables2. (usually plural) a store of money3. (Architecture) Also called: caisson or lacuna an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling, dome, etc4. (Mechanical Engineering) a watertight box or chamber5. (Civil Engineering) a. short for cofferdamb. a recessed panel in a concrete, metal, or timber soffitvb (tr) 6. to store, as in a coffer7. (Architecture) to decorate (a ceiling, dome, etc) with coffers[C13: from Old French coffre, from Latin cophinus basket, from Greek kophinos]

cof•fer

(ˈkɔ fər, ˈkɒf ər)

n. 1. a box or chest, esp. one for valuables. 2. coffers, a treasury, as of an organization; funds. 3. cofferdam. 4. one of a number of sunken panels, usu. square or octagonal, in a vault, ceiling, or soffit. v.t. 5. to deposit in or as if in a coffer. 6. to ornament with coffers or sunken panels. [1250–1300; Middle English cofre < Old French « Latin cophinus basket; see coffin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	coffer - an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or domecaisson, lacunapanel - sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
	2.	coffer - a chest especially for storing valuableschest - box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy

coffer

noun1. chest, case, repository, casket, treasure chest, strongbox, kist (Scot. & Northern English dialect), treasury, ark (dialect) Crossing to her clothes coffer, she jerked the lid up.plural noun1. funds, finances, reserves, assets, treasury, vaults, means, capital The problem is the lack of hard currency in the state's coffers.

Translations

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