Canadian French Meaning of coffer

coffre

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Definitions and Meaning of coffer in English

Wordnet

coffer (n)

an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome

a chest especially for storing valuables

Webster

coffer (n.)

A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables.

Fig.: Treasure or funds; -- usually in the plural.

A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson.

A trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it by a raking fire.

The chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a cofferdam.

Webster

coffer (v. t.)

To put into a coffer.

To secure from leaking, as a shaft, by ramming clay behind the masonry or timbering.

To form with or in a coffer or coffers; to furnish with a coffer or coffers.

FAQs About the word coffer

coffre

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