Lacunaria

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lacunar \La*cu"nar\, n.; pl. E. {Lacunars}
   (l[.a]*k[=u]"n[~e]rz), L. {Lacunaria}
   (l[a^]k`[-u]*n[=a]"r[i^]*[.a]). [L.] (Arch.)
   (a) The ceiling or under surface of any part, especially when
       it consists of compartments, sunk or hollowed without
       spaces or bands between the panels. --Gwilt
   (b) One of the sunken panels in such a ceiling.
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