Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
coffering
English answer:
A ceiling with deeply recessed panels, often highly ornamented
Added to glossary by
Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Jan 21, 2005 08:05
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English term
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coffering
English
Art/Literary
Architecture
made of concrete and decorated with coffering..
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Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
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A ceiling with deeply recessed panels, often highly ornamented
A ceiling with deeply recessed panels, often highly ornamented
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Note added at 4 mins (2005-01-21 08:09:43 GMT)
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Ref: http://www.920cliffordst.com/VictorianDictionary/CofferingDe...
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-01-21 08:10:44 GMT)
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Coffer: a sunken panel in a ceiling, dome, soffit or vault
Ref: http://ah.bfn.org/a/DCTNRY/c/cof.html
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Note added at 18 hrs 15 mins (2005-01-22 02:20:37 GMT)
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Coffer: The sunken area created between the crossing of structural members. Coffers often appear in a flat ceiling or on the interior surface of a dome. They are often the focus of decoration and serve also to lighten the weight of the structure.
Ref: www.legolas.org/castle/castle_glossary.html
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Note added at 4 mins (2005-01-21 08:09:43 GMT)
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Ref: http://www.920cliffordst.com/VictorianDictionary/CofferingDe...
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-01-21 08:10:44 GMT)
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Coffer: a sunken panel in a ceiling, dome, soffit or vault
Ref: http://ah.bfn.org/a/DCTNRY/c/cof.html
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Note added at 18 hrs 15 mins (2005-01-22 02:20:37 GMT)
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Coffer: The sunken area created between the crossing of structural members. Coffers often appear in a flat ceiling or on the interior surface of a dome. They are often the focus of decoration and serve also to lighten the weight of the structure.
Ref: www.legolas.org/castle/castle_glossary.html
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Maria Chmelarova
Native in: Slovak
Works in: English to Slovak, English to Czech, Slovak to English, and 2 more.
a sunken panel in a ceiling
...coffer: to form as a ceiling with sunken panels...
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Christopher Crockett
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coffered ceiling
Depending upon how you have to express it in your text, "coffered ceiling" is the way I've always seen it.
I've never seen "coffering", but understand what it means.
I've never seen "coffering", but understand what it means.
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