coffer

noun · verbA2

Định nghĩa theo từ loại

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

cofferscophercophre

1.
A strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.
Đồng nghĩa: strongbox
2.
(architecture) An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome.
Đồng nghĩa: caisson
3.
A temporary watertight structure used during underwater construction of bridges, causeways, ships, etc.
Đồng nghĩa: cofferdam, caisson
4.
A supply or store of money, often belonging to an organization.
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.
5.
A trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it with raking fire.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

coffers

V_ing/Gerund

coffering

V_ed/pp

cofferedcopher

1.
(transitive)To put money or valuables in a coffer
2.
(transitive)To decorate something, especially a ceiling, with coffers.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

strongbox caissoncofferdam

Cùng gốc / liên quan

cofferercofferfishcofferlikecofferworkcoffer damcoffer illusioncoffered ceilinggreen coffer

Từ có viền nét liền là đã có mục từ; viền nét đứt là chưa có trong dữ liệu.

Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English cofre, coffre, from Old French cofre, coffre, from Latin cophinus (basket), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (basket). coffin. Cognate with Koffer.