coffined adjective3 •Enclosed in a coffin.There is no mortuaray in Plymouth for coffined bodies awaiting burial. — 1891 •Making use of or containing a coffin.I observe, likewise, that in old tables of burial fees, a distinction of payment is made for coffined funerals and uncoffined funerals. — 1883 •(figurative) Dead or locked up and without agency.What dead memories and coffined hopes was she bringing out to the dim light of her solitary candle? — 1877
