coffret

American  

[kaw-frit, kah-] / ˈkɔ frɪt, ˈkɑ- /

noun

coffrets plural

1. a small chest or strongbox, used to hold valuables.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• coffrets
  plural

Example Sentences

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coffret coffrets

Then, being more tranquil, he turned toward the coffret, which Colbert's envoy held out to him.

From The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" by Dumas père, Alexandre

“I think that his Royal Highness will like this coffret well.”

From In the Days of the Guild by Lamprey, Louise

She shut them closely in a little chest, and this coffret she bore with her in her flight, for she would neither lose them nor forget.

From French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France by France, Marie de

Another typical piece, of a highly decorative allegorical character, is a rectangular coffret with arched lid, the ornament being in colours and gilt.

From Chats on Household Curios by Burgess, Fred. W. (Frederick William)

Then, more tranquilly, he turned towards the coffret, which Colbert's envoy held out to him.—It was his treasure—he had won it.

From The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas père, Alexandre

I was mesmerized by the exquisite windows jammed with cunning coffrets, petite pastel macarons and tempting trays of truffles.

From New York Times ● May 26, 2011