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A strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.
- "There is nothing in that," said Guido, "but a genealogy of the Carraras, drawn up by my grandfather. We have kept this little ebony coffer for the sake of its curious carving. The marriage of Cana is beautifully wrought on its lid."
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An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome.
- Prolapsed and waterstained ceiling, the sagging coffers.
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A temporary watertight structure used during underwater construction of bridges, causeways, ships, etc.
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A supply or store of money, often belonging to an organization.
- c. 1610–1620 (written), 1661 (first published), Francis Bacon, Letter of Advice to the Duke of Buckingham He would discharge it without any great burden to the queen's coffers.
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A trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it with raking fire.
coffer
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Level C1GRE
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To put money or valuables in a coffer.transitive
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To decorate something, especially a ceiling, with coffers.transitive
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To panel, frame, or border with a raised protective trim.transitive
- I must not forget these boxes, which are most ingeniously made of the pith of a palm leaf pegged together, lined inside with pandanus leaves, and outside with the same, or with plaited grass. All the joints and angles are coffered with stri