pluteus ī, m
—As a cover for besiegers, a penthouse, shed, mantlet: pluteos ad alia opera abduxerunt, Cs.: pluteos ac vineas operuerat (nix), L.—A permanent breastwork, parapet: plutei turrium, Cs.: rates pluteis protegebat, Cs.: locus consaeptus pluteis, L.—A shelf, desk, bookcase, Iu.—A couch, dining couch: plutei fulcra, Pr.