In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
coffer, caisson, lacunar
(noun) an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lacunar (not comparable)
(medicine) Of or pertaining to a lacuna
• lacunal
lacunar (plural lacunars)
(architecture) A sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling or a soffit.
(architecture) A ceiling containing panels of this kind.
• canular
Source: Wiktionary
La*cu"nal, La*cu"nar, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or having, lacunæ; as, a lacunar circulation.
La*cu"nar, n.; pl. E. Lacunars, L. Lacunaria. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 June 2025
(noun) very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.