triclinium

triclinium
noun (plural triclinia) Etymology: Latin, from Greek triklinion, from tri- + klinein to lean, recline — more at lean Date: 1646 1. a couch extending around three sides of a table used by the ancient Romans for reclining at meals 2. a dining room furnished with a triclinium

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  • triclinium — [ triklinjɔm ] n. m. • 1605; mot lat. d o. gr., proprt « lit de table pour trois » ♦ Antiq. rom. Salle à manger à lits en pente, autour d une table ronde ou carrée. Des tricliniums. ● triclinium nom masculin (latin triclinium, du grec triklinion …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Triclinium — Triclinium, dessin du XIXe siècle …   Wikipédia en Français

  • TRICLINIUM — Graece τρίκλινον, a lectis, in quibus vescebantur olim, dictum est. Sic autem Lipsius; Antiqq. Lection. l. 3. In conaculo collocabatur mensa rotunda, humilis: inferiorum quidem hominum tripes et ex simplici ligno: lautiorum citrea aut acerna aut… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • triclinium — TRICLÍNIUM s.n. v. tricliniu. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  TRICLÍNIUM s.n. v. tricliniu. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN …   Dicționar Român

  • Triclinium — Tri*clin i*um, n.; pl. {Triclinia}. [L., from Gr. ?, ?; ? (see {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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Triclinĭum — (röm. Ant.), 1) Sitz, worauf drei Personen Platz haben; 2) Speisestube, worin drei, je drei Personen fassende Sophas (Lecti) so um einen Tisch (Abacus) standen, daß die vierte Seite für die aufwartenden Sklaven frei blieb. Daher die Sklaven,… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • triclinium — [trī klin′ē əm] n. pl. triclinia [trī klin′ēə] [L < Gr triklinion, dim. of triklinos < tri ,TRI + klinē, a couch < klinein: see LEAN1] 1. a couch extending around three sides of an ancient Roman dining table, for reclining at meals 2. an …   English World dictionary

  • Triclinium — A triclinium (plural: triclinia ) is a formal dining room in a Roman building. The word is adopted from the Greek τρικλίνιον, triklinion , from τρι , tri and κλίνη, klinē , a couch. It was characterized by three couches, the klinai, on three… …   Wikipedia

  • Triclinium — Rekonstruiertes Triclinium aus Caesaraugusta (Saragossa) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • triclinium — (tri kli ni om ) s. m. Terme d antiquité romaine. Salle à manger à trois lits, sur chacun desquels se plaçaient trois convives. •   Un des côtés restait libre pour le service, et le long des trois autres on rangeait trois lits : ce qui fit nommer …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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