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Definitions for Coffered

[1] (of a vault, ceiling, or soffit) having coffers.
[2] a box or chest, especially one for valuables.
[3] coffers, a treasury; funds: The coffers of the organization were rapidly filled by the contributions.
[4] any of various boxlike enclosures, as a cofferdam.
[5] Also called caisson, lacunar. Architecture . one of a number of sunken panels, usually square or octagonal, in a vault, ceiling, or soffit.
[6] to deposit or lay up in or as in a coffer or chest.
[7] to ornament with coffers or sunken panels.
[8] a chest, esp for storing valuables
[9] (usually plural) a store of money
[10] Also called: caisson , lacuna an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling, dome, etc
[11] a watertight box or chamber
[12] short for cofferdam a recessed panel in a concrete, metal, or timber soffit
[13] to store, as in a coffer
[14] to decorate (a ceiling, dome, etc) with coffers

Words nearby Coffered

coffeecake, coffeehouse, coffeepot, coffer, cofferdam, coffered, coffeyville, coffin, coffin bone, coffin corner, coffin nail

Origin of Coffered

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

Other words from Coffered

cof·fer·like , adjective

Word origin for Coffered

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