TRICLINIUM

triclinium

(noun) a dining table with couches along three sides in ancient Rome

triclinium

(noun) a dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

triclinium (plural tricliniums or triclinia)

(historical, Roman antiquity) A couch for reclining at mealtimes, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts.

(historical, Roman antiquity) A dining room furnished with such a triple couch.

Source: Wiktionary


Tri*clin"i*um, n.; pl. Triclinia. Etym: [L., from Gr. Tri-) + a couch.] (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A couch for reclining at meals, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts. (b) A dining room furnished with such a triple couch.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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