시신을 매장하거나 화장할 때 사용하는 길고 좁은 상자.
A long, narrow box, typically of wood, in which a corpse is buried or cremated.
예문:
"The family chose a polished mahogany coffin for the service."
"Pallbearers slowly carried the heavy coffin toward the grave."
낡고 노후하여 매우 위험한 비행기나 배 또는 탈것.
An old, dilapidated, or extremely unsafe aircraft, ship, or other vehicle.
예문:
"I refuse to fly in that rusty old coffin again."
"The sailors called the leaking vessel a floating coffin."
옛날식 인쇄기에서 활판을 얹어 고정하는 나무틀이나 판상.
The wooden frame or bed of an old-fashioned printing press that holds the type.
예문:
"The apprentice cleaned the ink from the wooden coffin of the press."
"Proper alignment of the coffin is necessary for a clear print."
시신을 관 속에 넣거나 봉하다.
To place a dead body into a coffin.
예문:
"The body was coffined and prepared for the final viewing."
"They coffined the fallen soldier with full military honors."