Coffer (disambiguation)

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A coffer, in architecture, is a sunken panel in a ceiling, soffit or vault.

Coffer may also refer to:

Coffer (furniture) or chest, a lockable box for storing valuable items
Coffer (fortification), a hollow lodgement against a dry moat
Cofferdam, a temporary enclosure used during dam construction

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