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laquearia

/ˌlæk.wiˈɛəɹ.i.ə/

laquearia noun: the panels of a coffered ceiling in Ancient Rome; a coffered ceiling.

Noun

laquearia pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) The panels of a coffered ceiling in Ancient Rome; a coffered ceiling.
    • […] stirred by the air / That freshened from the window, these ascended ⁠/ In fattening the prolonged candle-flames, / Flung their smoke into the laquearia, / Stirring the pattern on the coffered ceiling.1922 October, T[homas] S[tearns] Eliot, “Part II. A Game of Chess.”, in The Waste Land, 1st book edition, New York, N.Y.: Boni and Liveright, published December 1922, →OCLC, page 18

Origin of laquearia

From Latin laqueāria.

Words that rhyme with laquearia

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Questions about laquearia

What does laquearia mean?
Laquearia means the panels of a coffered ceiling in Ancient Rome; a coffered ceiling.
What part of speech is laquearia?
Laquearia is a noun.
How do you pronounce laquearia?
Laquearia is pronounced /ˌlæk.wiˈɛəɹ.i.ə/.

Words near laquearia in the dictionary

  1. Laquanta
  2. laquay
  3. laquays
  4. Laque
  5. laquear
  6. laquearia
  7. laquearii
  8. laquearius
  9. laquears
  10. laquei
  11. Laques

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