coffer
Plural: coffers
Noun
- an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome
- a chest especially for storing valuables
- 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.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English cofre, coffre, from Old French cofre, coffre, from Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”). Doublet of coffin. Cognate with German Koffer (“a suitcase”).
Scrabble Score: 14
coffer is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordcoffer is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
coffer is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
coffer is a valid Words With Friends word