Lexic.us

Definition of Coffer

1. Noun. An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome.

Definition of Coffer

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

2. v. t. To put into a coffer.

Definition of Coffer

1. Noun. A strongbox: a strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe. ¹

2. Noun. (architecture) An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome. ¹

3. Noun. A cofferdam. ¹

4. Noun. A supply or store of money, often belonging to an organization. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To put money or valuables in a coffer ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To decorate something, especially a ceiling, with coffers. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Coffer

1. to put in a strongbox [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coffer

Literary usage of Coffer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of the Inquisition of Spain by Henry Charles Lea (1906)
"All collections were to be placed in the coffer within three days of their receipt, in the presence of an inquisitor and of a scrivener. ..."

2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"The patentee had described the common method of building and setting piers, by a stationary coffer-dam built up from the bottom, out of which the water was ..."

3. The Improvement of Rivers: A Treatise on the Methods Employed for Improving by Benjamin Franklin Thomas, David Alexander Watt (1903)
"A tight coffer-dam is very desirable for hydraulic foundations, especially where ... There are two general styles employed, one known as the pile coffer, ..."

4. Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal (1861)
"For these the style of coffer planned was a strong square frame, ... The coffer frame being thus fixed in position, a row of sheet piling of sound 3-iuch ..."

5. A Treatise on Masonry Construction by Ira Osborn Baker (1914)
"A coffer-dam is an inclosure from which the water is pumped and in which the ... This method consists in constructing a coffer-dam around the site of the ..."

6. Transactions (1845)
"THE history of coffer-dams is intimately connected with that of ... One of the earliest writers on the use of coffer-dams, whose works are extant, ..."

7. Engineering Contracts and Specifications, Including a Brief Synopsis of the by John Butler Johnson (1904)
"Specifications for coffer-Dams. The following specification for the ... The coffer-dams will be built as shown generally by the drawings exhibited and as ..."

8. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1861)
"EB HUNT, Corps of Engineers, USA THE use of the coffer-dam in laying foundations under water, is among the best established and most available resources of ..."

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