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COFFER (Fr. coffee, O. Fr. cofre or c...

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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 649 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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COFFER (Fr. See also:coffee, O. Fr. cofre or cofne, See also:Lat. cophinus, cf. " See also:coffin ")  , in See also:architecture, a sunk See also:panel in a See also:ceiling or vault; also a See also:casket or See also:chest in which jewels or See also:precious goods were kept, and, if of large dimensions, clothes . The See also:marriage coffers in See also:Italy were of exceptional richness in their See also:carving and See also:gilding and were sometimes painted by See also:great artists .

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