What is a panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson called?
coffer — (Arch.) A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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