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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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Ung oyseau mort, appell� oyseau de paradis, envelop� de taffetas, mis en ung petit coffret de bois.

From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.

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

Dans un coffret de nacre j’ai trois turquoises merveilleuses. 

From Selected Prose of Oscar Wilde by Wilde, Oscar

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

Through Gilles, Master Gay had heard of Quentin’s work, and he ordered a coffret for his wife, and a settle.

From In the Days of the Guild by Lamprey, Louise

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