lectīcŭla
ae, f.
I.
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, App. M. 9, p. 232.