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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Noun Inflected Forms

• coffrets
  plural

Example Sentences

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coffret coffrets

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

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 Alexandre Dumas père

She turned it over in her mind, and going to her coffret she took therefrom that rich stuff of sanguine silk, and set it on the couch.

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

So he caused a certain coffret to be fashioned, made not of iron or steel, but of fine gold and fair stones, most rich and precious, right strongly clasped and bound.

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

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 Fred. W. (Frederick William) Burgess

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