lectīcŭla, ae, f. dim. [lectica], 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 , Ap. Met. 9, 33, 25.