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cof·fin

 (kô′fĭn, kŏf′ĭn)
n.
1. An oblong box in which a corpse is buried.
2. The horny part of a horse's hoof.
tr.v. cof·fined, cof·fin·ing, cof·fins
To place in or as if in a coffin.
[Middle English cofin, basket, from Old French, from Latin cophinus, from Greek kophinos.]
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coffin

(ˈkɒfɪn)
n
1. a box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
2. (Zoology) the part of a horse's foot that contains the coffin bone
vb
3. (tr) to place in or as in a coffin
4. (General Engineering) engineering another name for flask6
[C14: from Old French cofin, from Latin cophinus basket; see coffer]
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cof•fin

(ˈkɔ fɪn, ˈkɒf ɪn)

n.
1. the box in which the body of a dead person is buried; casket.
2. the part of a horse's foot containing the coffin bone.
v.t.
3. to put in or as if in a coffin.
[1300–50; Middle English cofin < Old North French < Latin cophinus < Greek kóphinos basket]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.coffin - box in which a corpse is buried or crematedcoffin - box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
casket
bier - a coffin along with its stand; "we followed the bier to the graveyard"
box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
sarcophagus - a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions)
Verb1.coffin - place into a coffin; "her body was coffined"
lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
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Translations
تابوتتَابُوتتابوت، نَعْش
rakev
kiste
ĉerko
ruumisarkku
lijes
koporsó
kerandapeti jenazahpeti matipeti mayat
kista
ひつぎ棺
관
karstas
zārks
krsta
kovčeg
kista
หีบศพ
quan tài

coffin

[ˈkɒfɪn] N → ataúd m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

coffin

[ˈkɒfɪn] n → cercueil m
to be a nail in the coffin of sth → être un coup funeste pour qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

coffin

n → Sarg m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

coffin

[ˈkɒfɪn] n → bara
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

coffin

(ˈkofin) noun
(American ˈcasket) a box for a dead body to be buried or cremated in. The coffin was placed in the grave.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

coffin

→ تَابُوت rakev kiste Sarg φέρετρο ataúd ruumisarkku cercueil lijes bara ひつぎ 관 doodskist likkiste trumna caixão гроб kista หีบศพ tabut quan tài 棺材
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

coffin

n. ataúd, caja.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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