Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A casket, especially one of ornamental design and character.
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Examples
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In Japanese, they use a Japanicised version of the French term coffret to describe such a skin care or make-up set.
Culkin, Depp and Willis tops for Japanese Xmas entertainment 2009
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Fred Vargas boxed set (or coffret, such a great word) with three Inspector Adamsberg novels.
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In another project in Wimbledon by cellarmakers Smith and Taylor (www. smithandtaylor.com), the £ 100,000 room contains a bespoke humidor and a section dedicated entirely to Dom P é rignon, with bottles that appear to be floating, suspended on metal cradles, framed on either side by shelving specifically designed to store them in their original coffret (gift boxes).
The Evolution of the Wine Cellar Jemima Sissons 2010
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Fred Vargas boxed set (or coffret, such a great word) with three Inspector Adamsberg novels.
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I'm that woman that no one ever knows what to get me because I have everything, but the coffret was something I felt didn't exist.
Dita Von Teese On Her Teen Years, Painful Shoes & Thin Models The Huffington Post 2010
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I'm that woman that no one ever knows what to get me because I have everything, but the coffret was something I felt didn't exist.
Dita Von Teese On Her Teen Years, Painful Shoes & Thin Models The Huffington Post 2010
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Burlesque artist Dita Von Teese fielded our questions earlier this week and we ended up chatting about everything from old cars to why she abhors stylists to the new coffret she designed for Cointreau.
Dita Von Teese: Every Halloween I Dress Up As A Normal Girl (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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DVT: The Cointreau coffret is definitely something I would give my most special friends and I think also it's a really wonderful hostess gift.
Dita Von Teese On Her Teen Years, Painful Shoes & Thin Models The Huffington Post 2010
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Burlesque artist Dita Von Teese fielded our questions earlier this week and we ended up chatting about everything from old cars to why she abhors stylists to the new coffret she designed for Cointreau.
Dita Von Teese: Every Halloween I Dress Up As A Normal Girl (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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DVT: The Cointreau coffret is definitely something I would give my most special friends and I think also it's a really wonderful hostess gift.
Dita Von Teese On Her Teen Years, Painful Shoes & Thin Models The Huffington Post 2010
madmelanie commented on the word coffret
A term used in England (and France I think), meaning a type of gift or presentation box.
January 2, 2007
vendingmachine commented on the word coffret
An Italian gift box coffret circa 1400.
August 2, 2015