couch (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. cŭbīle, is, n.2. lectus3. pulvīnar, āris, n. (esp. of the cushioned couches on which the images of the Gods were placed) • couch (subs.): 1. cŭbīle, is, n.: v. bed. 2. lectus: esp. of c.s used at the table; where there were usu. three, summus, medius, imus: v. Dict. Ant. s. v. triclinium. Dimin. lectŭlus: Cic. 3. pulvīnar, āris, n. (esp. of the cushioned couches on which the images of the Gods were placed): Cic.: Liv.