triclinium
a couch extending along three sides of a table, for reclining on at meals.
a dining room, especially one containing such a couch.
Origin of triclinium
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How to use triclinium in a sentence
They enter the triclinium in the midst of the banquet; they crawl over the viands and spoil what they do not devour.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 | Ministry of EducationThe passage itself abutted in Dea Flavia's house on one of the small rooms that lay round the triclinium.
"Unto Caesar" | Baroness Emmuska OrczyAs Acton appeared in the triclinium some slaves fled, fearing lest they should be punished for their curiosity.
Snnica | Vicente Blasco IbezThey were slaves who, excited by the feast, continued beneath the open sky the scenes of the triclinium.
Snnica | Vicente Blasco IbezFour enormous bronze lampadaries occupied the corners of the triclinium.
Snnica | Vicente Blasco Ibez
British Dictionary definitions for triclinium
/ (traɪˈklɪnɪəm) /
an arrangement of three couches around a table for reclining upon while dining
a dining room, esp one containing such an arrangement of couches
Origin of triclinium
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