单词 | coffering |
释义 | cofferingn. 1. An arrangement or structure of coffers. In quots. referring to the ‘coffers’ or troughs used to support the chain in measuring the Ordnance Survey base-line on Hounslow Heath. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > map-making > surveying > [noun] > surveying instruments > chain > trough to support coffer1785 coffering1785 1785 W. Roy in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 75 451 Stands..that supported the ninety-eight feet of coffering. 1790 Roy Surveying in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 80 Pl. 1 Plan of the Coffering for each Chain. 2. Architecture. Cf. coffer n. 5; coffered adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > sunk panel coffer1664 lunette1722 cradle1823 lacunars1823 coffering1845 cassoon1850 lunetta1898 caisson- 1845 Athenæum 4 Jan. 18 Its coffering, and also the panelled soffits of the architraves. 1884 H. Stannus Dome St. Paul's ( Times 20 Nov. 4/5) Coffering..was intended by Wren, as shown by his drawings. Categories » 3. Mining. See coffer v.1 3. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1785 |
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