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Pulvīnar

A sort of pillow or cushion used on large couches (Petron. 135, 5), and especially associated with the feast of the Lectisternium, at which the images of the gods were laid upon cushions and had a banquet spread before them. See Lectisternium.

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    • Petronius, Satyricon, 135
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