mĕrīdĭo, 1, v. n., and mĕrīdĭor, 1, v. dep. [meridies],
to take a mid-day nap or siesta : jube, ad te veniam meridiatum, Cat. 32, 3: meridiari ante cibum, Cels. 1, 2: dum ea meridiaret, Suet. Calig. 38: inter acervos eorum meridiati sunt, i. e. have taken their ease , Vulg. Job, 24, 11.