tectum

tēctum ī, n

P. n. of tego, a covered structure, roofed enclosure, shelter, house, dwelling, abode, roof : totius urbis tecta: tectum subire, Cs.: vos in vestra tecta discedite: tectis succedite nostris, V.: inter convalles tectaque hortorum, i. e. the buildings scattered through the gardens , L.: ager incultus sine tecto: columba plausum Dat tecto ingentem, V.: solidis Clauditur in tectis, i. e. in prison , O.: dolos tecti ambagesque resolvit, i. e. of the Labyrinth , V.— A covering, roof : inferioris porticūs: Hic se praecipitem tecto dedit, H.: culmina tecti, V.: tecti a culmine, O.— A ceiling : tectis caelatis, laqueatis, Enn. ap. C., H.— A canopy : cubilia tectaque, H.