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lecticula

lecticula, a small litter, sedan chair

lectīcŭla, ae, f. dim. [lectica], a small litter or sedan.
  • I In gen.: lecticulā in curiam esse delatum, Cic. Div. 1, 26, 55: Scipio lecticulā in aciem illatus, Liv. 24, 42. —
    • B In partic.
      • 1 A bier: elatus est in lecticula sine ulla pompa funebri, Nep. Att. 22, 2.—
      • 2 A couch or settee, on which one lay while reading or writing: lucubratoria lecticula, Suet. Aug. 78.—
  • II Transf., of a hen's nest, Ap. Met. 9, 33, 25.

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