coffered, ppl. a.
(ˈkɒfəd)
[f. coffer n. and v.1 + -ed.]
1. Enclosed in, or as in, a coffer; resting on coffers.
| 1587 Turberv. Trag. T. (1837) 97 To unfolde Her coferd ware. 1886 Blackw. Mag. Sept. 326 A 100 feet coffered steel chain. |
2. Arch. Furnished or adorned with coffers.
| 1869 Daily News 13 Oct., The coffered ceilings..have the grounds of the coffers rich crimson. 1879 Sir G. Scott Lect. Archit. II. 138 Coffered panels which had originated in a horizontal ceiling. |