Definitions
an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome
Word origin
Learned borrowing from Latin lacūnar. First attested in 1696.
Used in a sentence
“Lacunar, (in Architect.) the flooring or Planking above the Porticoes; a cieled Roof arched or fretted.”
“Lacunariæ, or Lacunars, panels or coffers formed on the ceilings of apartments, and sometimes on the soffits of coronae in the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders.”
“On the grounds of the coffers forming the lacunaria of the ceilings.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Sunken ceiling panel”7 letters
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