tablinum
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of tablinum
1820–30; < Latin tab ( u ) līnum, equivalent to tabula ( see table) + -īnum, neuter of -īnus -ine 1
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She hastened her steps as she saw Beric standing before her father in the tablinum.
From Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
In this house the tablinum and a peristyle beyond are on a higher level than the atrium; consequently the fauces, or passage leading to the latter, ascends.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
On the right-hand wall of the tablinum is a picture of Bacchus discovering Ariadne.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
The large room at the end was the tablinum, which separated, or rather connected, the two courts and ascended by two steps to the peristyle.
From The Wonders of Pompeii by Monnier, Marc
The height of the tablinum at the lintel should be one eighth more than its width.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
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