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Definitions for Coffer

[1] a box or chest, especially 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.
[5] to deposit or lay up in or as in a coffer or chest.
[6] to ornament with coffers or sunken panels.
[7] a chest, esp for storing valuables
[8] (usually plural) a store of money
[9] Also called: caisson , lacuna an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling, dome, etc
[10] a watertight box or chamber
[11] short for cofferdam a recessed panel in a concrete, metal, or timber soffit
[12] to store, as in a coffer
[13] to decorate (a ceiling, dome, etc) with coffers

Words related to Coffer

treasury, exchequer, case, strongbox, chest, casket, repository

Words nearby Coffer

coffee-table book, coffeeberry, coffeecake, coffeehouse, coffeepot, coffer, cofferdam, coffered, coffeyville, coffin, coffin bone

Origin of Coffer

1250–1300; Middle English cofre < Old French ≪ Latin cophinus basket; see coffin

Other words from Coffer

cof·fer·like , adjective

Word origin for Coffer

C13: from Old French coffre, from Latin cophinus basket, from Greek kophinos

Synonyms for Coffer

exchequer, treasury, war chest, case, casket, chest, repository, strongbox, treasure chest