bed Copy link Outline I. A piece of furniture for sleeping or resting upon1. cŭbīle, is, n.2. lectus3. lectŭlus (a small bed)4. tŏrus (chiefly poet.)5. strātum (in the poets very often pl.)II. MarriageIII. A space in a garden1. ārĕa2. ārĕŏla (a small b.)3. fŏrusIV. A channelV. Any hollow place, formed artificially1. cŭbīle2. cŭbĭcŭlumVI. A layer, stratum • bed: I. A piece of furniture for sleeping or resting upon: 1. cŭbīle, is, n.: my b. is the ground, mihi est c. terra, Cic.: to ascend the (marriage) b. of Jove, Jovis ascendere c., Virg.: v. couch. 2. lectus: he told me that you were in b., dixit mihi te in lecto esse, Cic.: to be confined to one's bed, lecto teneri, Cic.: a b. for sleeping in, l. cubicularis, Cic.: a bridal b., l. genialis, Cic.: Prop.; l. jugalis, Virg.: to get out of b., e lecto surgere, Ter.: to make a b., i. e. to arrange it for sleeping in, l. sternere: Pl.: Cic. 3. lectŭlus (a small bed): he got out of b., surrexit e lectulo, Cic. 4. tŏrus (chiefly poet.): the b. of the ancients was of straw, antiquis torus e stramento erat, Plin.: Deucalion with the partner of his b., Deucalion cum consorte tori, Ov. 5. strātum (in the poets very often pl.): a soft b., molle s., Liv.: Suet.: my b. seems hard, mihi dura videntur strata, Ov.: to leap from one's b., stratis exsilire, Ov.: Virg. Phr.: he orders his b. to be made in the fore-part of the house, jubet sterni sibi in prima domus parte, Plin.: to go to b., cubitum ire, Cic.; dormitum ire, Pl.: she is confined to her b., he is well, haec cubat, ille valet, Ov.: to be brought to b. of a son, filium parĕre, Cic. II. Marriage: q. v.: connūbium. III. A space in a garden: 1. ārĕa: Col.: to lay out a garden in b.s, hortum areis distinguere, Plin. 2. ārĕŏla (a small b.): Col. 3. fŏrus: Col. Phr.: flower-b.s, flōrālĭa, ium, Varr.. a b. of roses, rŏsārĭum, Virg.: Col. IV. A channel: q. v.: alvĕus: Hor. V. Any hollow place, formed artificially: 1. cŭbīle: Vitr. 2. cŭbĭcŭlum: Vitr. VI. A layer, stratum: q. v.