coffer
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.
- An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome.
- A cofferdam.
- A supply or store of money, often belonging to an organization.
- A trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it with raking fire.
Verb
- To put money or valuables in a coffer
- To decorate something, especially a ceiling, with coffers.
Proper noun
- A surname.
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