Толковый словарь английского языка - coffer
Coffer
coffer
I. noun Etymology: Middle English coffre, from Anglo-French, ultimately from Latin cophinus basket, from Greek kophinos Date: 13th century chest , treasury , funds, a recessed panel in a vault, ceiling, or soffit, II. transitive verb Date: 14th century to store or hoard up in a ~, to form (as a ceiling) with recessed panels
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n. 1 a box, esp. a large strongbox for valuables. 2 (in pl.) a treasury or store of funds. 3 a sunken panel in a ceiling etc. Phrases and idioms coffer-dam a watertight enclosure pumped dry to permit work below the waterline on building bridges etc., or for repairing a ship. Derivatives coffered adj. Etymology: ME f. OF coffre f. L cophinus f. Gk kophinos basket ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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