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- Dictionarycoffer/ˈkɒfə/
noun
- 1. a strongbox or small chest for holding valuables: "a battered leather coffer sealed with a waxen crest" Similar
- 2. a decorative sunken panel in a ceiling.
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a flat, usually box-shaped, decorative area on a ceiling, formed by one part of the ceiling being set back further than other parts: The coffers in the ceiling disperse light differently as the day progresses from morning through to sunset. See also.
The meaning of COFFER is chest; especially : strongbox. How to use coffer in a sentence. chest; especially : strongbox; treasury, funds —usually used in plural; a recessed panel in a vault, ceiling, or soffit…
a flat, usually box-shaped, decorative area on a ceiling, formed by one part of the ceiling being set back farther than other parts: The coffers in the ceiling disperse light differently as the day progresses from morning through to sunset. See also.
noun. a box or chest, especially one for valuables. coffers, a treasury; funds: The coffers of the organization were rapidly filled by the contributions. any of various boxlike enclosures, as a cofferdam. Also called caisson, lacunar.
A coffer is a small safe or lockbox that's meant for keeping precious or valuable items safe. Your grandfather might keep his important papers in a coffer in his study.
A coffer is a large strong chest used for storing valuable objects such as money or gold and silver.
1. a box or chest, esp. one for valuables. 2. coffers, a treasury, as of an organization; funds. 3. cofferdam. 4. one of a number of sunken panels, usu. square or octagonal, in a vault, ceiling, or soffit. v.t. 5. to deposit in or as if in a coffer. 6. to ornament with coffers or sunken panels.
