Coffer



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 保险柜
• ［同］ 近形词: coffin ( 棺材) ; coffee ( 咖啡) ; scoff ( 嘲笑)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English coffre, from Anglo-French, ultimately from Latin cophinus basket, from Greek kophinos
• Date: 13th century
• 1. chest; especially strongbox
• 2. treasury, funds — usually used in plural
• 3. a recessed panel in a vault, ceiling, or soffit

II. transitive verb

• Date: 14th century
• 1. to store or hoard up in a coffer
• 2. to form (as a ceiling) with recessed panels

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