Meaning & use

Coffret

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A small ornamental box or case, often used to hold jewelry or other valuables.

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She kept her grandmother's pearls in an antique coffret lined with velvet.

The perfume was sold in a decorative coffret alongside matching lotion.

A note on using this word

Borrowed from French, where "coffret" is the diminutive of "coffre" (chest).

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casketboxcase

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