English-Thai Dictionary

coffer

N หีบ สมบัติ  หีบ เงิน  กำปั่น  กล่อง ใส่ ของมีค่า  case chest strongbox hib-som-bad

 

coffer

VT บรรจุ ใน หีบ  ban-ju-nai-hib

 

cofferdam

N เขื่อน เล็กๆ  กั้น ลำน้ำ ที่ สร้าง ขึ้น ไว้ ชั่วคราว  kean-lek-lek-kan-lam-nam-ti-sang-kuen-wai-chua-krao

 

coffers

N ทรัพย์สิน  กองทุน  เงินทุน  funds treasury wealth sab-sin

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COFFER

n. 1. A chest or trunk; and as a chest is customarily used for keeping money, hence,
2. A chest of money; a treasure.
3. In architecture, a square depression or sinking in each interval between the modillions of the Corinthian cornice, ordinarily filled with a rose, a pomegranate or other enrichment.
4. In fortification, a hollow lodgment across a dry moat, from 6 to 7 feet deep and from 16 to 18 broad; the upper part made of pieces of timber, raised two feet above the level of the moat; which little elevation has hurdles laden with earth for its covering, and serves as a parapet with embrasures. It is raised by the besieged to repulse besiegers when they endeavor to pass the ditch.

 

COFFERED

pp. Laid up in a coffer.

 

COFFERER

n.The Cofferer of the kings household in Great Britain, a principal officer of the court, next under the Controller. He was also a white-staff officer, and a member of the privy council. He had the special charge and oversight of the other officers of the household. This office is now suppressed, and the business is transacted by the lord steward and paymaster of the household.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COFFER

Cof "fer, n. Etym: [OF. cofre, F. coffre, L. cophinus basket, fr. Gr. Coffin, n.]

 

1. A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables. Chaucer. In ivory coffers I have stuffed my crowns. Shak.

 

2. Fig. : Treasure or funds; -- usually in the plural. He would discharge it without any burden to the queen's coffers, for honor sake. Bacon. Hold, here is half my coffer. Shak.

 

3. (Arch. )

 

Defn: A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson.

 

4. (Fort. )

 

Defn: A trench dug in the botton of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it by a raking fire.

 

5. The chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a cofferdam. Coffer dam. (Engin. ) See Cofferdam, in the Vocabulary. -- Coffer fish. (Zoöl.) See Cowfish.

 

COFFER

COFFER Cof "fer, v. t.

 

1. To put into a coffer. Bacon.

 

2. (Mining. )

 

Defn: To secure from leaking, as a chaft, by ramming clay behind the masonry or timbering. Raymond.

 

3. To form with or in a coffer or coffers; to turnish with a coffer or coffers.

 

COFFERDAM

COFFERDAM Cof "fer *dam, n.

 

Defn: A water-tight inclosure, as of piles packed with clay, from which the water is pumped to expose the bottom (of a river, etc. ) and permit the laying of foundations, building of piers, etc.

 

COFFERER

COFFERER Cof "fer *er, n.

 

Defn: One who keeps treasures in a coffer. [R.]

 

COFFERWORK

COFFERWORK Cof "fer *work `, n. (Masonry )

 

Defn: Rubblework faced with stone. Knight.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

coffer

cof fer |ˈkôfər, ˈkäfər ˈkɔfər ˈkɑfər | ▶noun 1 a strongbox or small chest for holding valuables. • (coffers ) the funds or financial reserves of a group or institution: the federal government's empty coffers. 2 a recessed panel in a ceiling. DERIVATIVES cof fered adjective coffer ( sense 2 ) ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French coffre ‘chest, ’ via Latin from Greek kophinos ‘basket. ’

 

cofferdam

cof fer dam |ˈkôfərˌdam, ˈkäfərˌdam ˈkɔfərdæm | ▶noun a watertight enclosure pumped dry to permit construction work below the waterline, as when building bridges or repairing a ship.

 

cofferer

cof |fer ¦er |ˈkɒfərə | ▶noun historical one of the treasurers of the royal household.

 

Oxford Dictionary

coffer

cof ¦fer |ˈkɒfə | ▶noun 1 a strongbox or small chest for holding valuables. • (coffers ) the funds or financial reserves of an organization: there is not enough money in the coffers to finance the reforms. 2 a decorative sunken panel in a ceiling. DERIVATIVES coffered adjective coffer ( sense 2 ) ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French coffre ‘chest ’, via Latin from Greek kophinos ‘basket ’.

 

cofferdam

coffer |dam |ˈkɒfədam | ▶noun a watertight enclosure pumped dry to permit construction work below the waterline, as when building bridges or repairing a ship.

 

cofferer

cof |fer ¦er |ˈkɒfərə | ▶noun historical one of the treasurers of the royal household.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

coffer

coffer noun 1 every church had a coffer: strongbox, money box, cashbox, money chest, treasure chest, safe; casket, box. 2 (coffers ) the government coffers: fund (s ), reserves, resources, money, finances, wealth, cash, capital, purse; treasury, exchequer; informal pork barrel.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

coffer

coffer noun 1 the small coffer which had held Herluin's treasury: strongbox, money box, cash box, money chest, treasure chest, casket, trunk, box, safe, safety-deposit box, safe-deposit box, repository. 2 (coffers ) a huge donation to the Imperial coffers: fund, funds, reserves, resources, money, finances, wealth, cash, wherewithal, capital, assets, purse, kitty, pool, bank, treasury, exchequer; N. Amer. fisc.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

coffer

cof fer /kɔ́ːf (ə )r , kɑ́f -|kɔ́f -/名詞 C 1 〖～s 〗(組織 政府などの )財源, 資金 ; 金庫 .2 ｟やや古 ｠貴重品箱 .3 格間 （ごうま ）〘格子 （こうし ）形に組んで仕上げた天井の一区画 〙.4 ＝cofferdam .動詞 他動詞 1 …を貴重品箱 [金庫 ]にしまう .2 〈天井 〉を格間で飾る .

 

cofferdam

cof fer dam /kɔ́ːfə r dæ̀m, kɑ́f -|kɔ́f -/名詞 C 仮締め切り 〘水中工事用の一時的な止水壁 〙, 防水堰 （せき ）; 〘工 〙潜函 （せんかん ）, ケーソン (caisson ).