I. ˈkȯ-fən noun
Etymology: Middle English, basket, receptacle, from Anglo-French, from Latin cophinus
Date: 1525
: a box or chest for burying a corpse — compare casket
II. transitive verb
Date: 1564
: to enclose in or as if in a coffin
I. ˈkȯ-fən noun
Etymology: Middle English, basket, receptacle, from Anglo-French, from Latin cophinus
Date: 1525
: a box or chest for burying a corpse — compare casket
II. transitive verb
Date: 1564
: to enclose in or as if in a coffin
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003