OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 29772

coffer

/ˈkɒfə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cofre
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…
casetón
An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome.
Prolapsed and waterstained ceiling, the sagging coffers.
arcas
A supply or store of money, often belonging to an organization.
Hold, there is half my coffer.
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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