coffret

American  

[kaw-frit, kah-] / ˈkɔ frɪt, ˈkɑ- /

noun

plural

coffrets

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

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Example Sentences

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

Dans un coffret d’ébène j’ai deux coupes d’ambre qui ressemblent à des pommes d’or. 

From Selected Prose of Oscar Wilde by Wilde, Oscar

Dans un coffret incrusté d’ambre j’ai des sandales incrustées de verre. 

From Selected Prose of Oscar Wilde by Wilde, Oscar

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)

The false ring will be given to the Count, instead of the true one, which is in the coffret I have placed by you.

From The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 by Various