triclinium


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
triclinium /trʌɪˈklɪnɪəm, trɪ-, -ˈklʌɪn-/
noun (pl. triclinia /-nɪə/) a dining table with couches along three sides, used in ancient Rome.

■ a room containing such a table.

– origin L., from Gk triklinion, from tri- ‘three’ + klinē ‘couch’.
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