cassoonn.
/kəˈsuːn/ 1. An ammunition chest; = caisson n. 1b.
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caisson1704
laboratory chest1769
cassoon1801
limber-box1801
limber-chest1888
1801 Ann. Reg. 1799 (Otridge ed.) ii. 3/1 Twelve brass field-pieces, three-pounders, with their cassoons.
2. Architecture. A sunken panel; = caisson n. 1a, 3.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > sunk panel
coffer1664
lunette1722
cradle1823
lacunars1823
coffering1845
cassoon1850
lunetta1898
caisson-
1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §53. 27 The ornamental forms of the cassoons (ϕατνώματα, lacunaria).
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