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Noun: coffer  kó-fu(r)
  1. A chest especially for storing valuables
    "The pirate buried his coffer of gold on the deserted island"
     
  2. An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome
    "The Renaissance palace featured intricate coffers on its ceilings";
    - caisson, lacunar

Sounds like: cougher

Derived forms: coffers

Type of: chest, panel

Encyclopedia: Coffer