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coffered

[ kaw-ferd, kof-erd ]

/ ˈkɔ fərd, ˈkɒf ərd /

adjective

(of a vault, ceiling, or soffit) having coffers.

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Origin of coffered

First recorded in 1580–90; coffer + -ed³

Words nearby coffered

coffee table, coffee-table book, coffee tree, coffer, cofferdam, coffered, Coffeyville, coffin, coffin bone, coffin corner, coffinite

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Example sentences from the Web for coffered

It has been guessed that they formed centres for a coffered ceiling, and there is nothing to negative the conjecture.
A History of Art in Chalda & Assyria, v. 1|Georges Perrot
The ceilings of the aisles are coffered and sustain heavy gold bosses, which enrich the gorgeous effect of their strong colour.
Cathedral Cities of Italy|William Wiehe Collins
The church is an oblong hall about 135 feet long, including the chancel, by nearly 40 wide, roofed with a coffered barrel vault.
Portuguese Architecture|Walter Crum Watson
This vault, considerably lower than the passage arches, is semicircular and coffered.
Portuguese Architecture|Walter Crum Watson

From the coffered ceiling hangs the metal baldachin, like a precious lantern's chain without a lamp.
An Artist's Letters From Japan|John La Farge

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