coffer

cof·fer  (kôfr, kfr)

n.

1. A strongbox.

2. often coffers

a. 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.]

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coffer [ˈkɒfə]

n

1. a chest, esp for storing valuables

2. (usually plural) a store of money

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Also called caisson lacuna an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling, dome, etc.

4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a watertight box or chamber

5. (Engineering / Civil Engineering)

a.  short for cofferdam

b.  a recessed panel in a concrete, metal, or timber soffit

vb (tr)

1. to store, as in a coffer

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) to decorate (a ceiling, dome, etc.) with coffers

[from Old French coffre, from Latin cophinus basket, from Greek kophinos]

Thesaurus

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

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coffer

noun

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 noun

funds, finances, reserves, assets, treasury, vaults, means, capital The problem is the lack of hard currency in the state's coffers.

Translations

coffer [ˈkɒfəʳ] N

1. (= chest) → cofre m, arca f coffers (fig) → tesoro msing, fondos mpl

2. (Archit) (= sunken panel) → artesón m

3. = cofferdam

coffer [ˈkɒfə^r]

n (old-fashioned) (= chest) → coffre m coffers

npl (= funds) [organization] → caisses fpl

coffer

n

→ Truhe f

(fig) the coffers → die Schatulle, das Geldsäckel; (of state) → das Staatssäckel

(Archit) → Kassette f

coffer [ˈkɒfəʳ] n (chest) → forziere m