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coffer

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
coffer/ˈkɒfə(r)/

▶noun

1 a small chest for holding valuables.
■ (coffers) the funds or financial reserves of an institution.

2 a decorative sunken panel in a ceiling.

▶verb (usu. as adj. coffered) decorate (a ceiling) with a coffer or coffers.

– origin ME: from OFr. coffre ‘chest’, via L. from Gk kophinos ‘basket’.

'coffer' also found in these Oxford entries:

coffin - coffret

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