I.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.
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, App. M. 9, p. 232.