triclinium
noun
a couch extending along three sides of a table, for reclining on at meals.
triclinia
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pluralof triclinium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Parasites, when there was not room for them on the "triclinia," or "couches" at table, were forced to sit on "subsellia," or "benches," at the bottom of the table.
From The Captiva and the Mostellaria by Henry T. (Henry Thomas) Riley
The triclinia were open at one end, i.e. not shut up as our dining-rooms are, and the air would not get close and "dinnery."
From Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero by W. Warde Fowler
With the museums of Naples before us, we can reconstruct all the triclinia of Pompeii at a glance.
From The Wonders of Pompeii by Marc Monnier
Even in private houses, these triclinia were magnificently adorned.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 by Various
It was adorned with pillars of Hymettian marble, with expensive vases, and triclinia inlaid with brass.
From Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. Hare
