Meaning & use
Coffered
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Decorated with a pattern of sunken square or rectangular panels, typically on a ceiling.
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The library's coffered ceiling featured gilded moldings around each panel.
Architects used a coffered design to reduce the weight of the concrete roof.
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From 'coffer,' originally a chest or box; the term was extended to describe recessed panels resembling small boxes.
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