pulvinus
pulvinus, a cushion, bolster, squab, pillow
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pulvinusque Noun: masculine nominative singular of pulvinus
- I A cushion, bolster, squab, pillow to sit or lie upon: mane pulvinum, Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 38 (95): Crassum pulvinus poposcisse, Cic. de Or. 1, 7, 29; id. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 27; id. Fam. 9, 18, 4: epistula super caput in pulvino posita, Sall. J. 71, 4: epistulam pulvino subicere, Curt. 3, 6, 7; Nep. Pelop. 3, 2.—
- B Transf., a seat of honor: honestiorem te aut turpiorem potest facere pulvinus? Sen. Ira, 3, 37, 4; Cels. 3, 18; Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 16, 2; Suet. Tib. 73; id. Calig. 12; Mart. 3, 82, 7; Juv. 3, 154.—
- II An elevation in the fields, a raised border, ridge, bank, bed, Varr. R. R. 1, 35, 1; Col. 11, 3, 20; Plin. 17, 21, 35, § 159; 19, 4, 20, § 60; 22, 22, 34, § 76; Pall. 3, 24, 13; Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 16.—
- III A bolstering or surbase of brick, to cover the joint between the walls and floor of a barn, Col. 1, 6, 13.—
- IV A sand-bank in the sea, Serv. Verg. A. 10, 302.—
- V A structure of stone in the water, upon which to erect a pillar, Vitr. 5, 12, 3.—
- VI A projecting part of a catapult, the pillow, bolster, Vitr. 10, 15.
pulvinar, ~us, cervical
cepit cistam suam et †pulvios [l. pulvinos ] et alia utensilia
cervicalia, pulvinaria ‥ ~i vulgariter dict’ ‥bolsters ,pilowes ‥,quysshyns
hic ~us,a cosshyn
que [navis ] cum edificata in undas deducenda erat ‥ multis pellentibus, ~is suppositis ‥ cassus erat conatus
- 1. kussen;
- 2. kussenvormig voorwerp, o.a.: (a) tuinbed, perk; (b) verbindingsstuk tussen de voluten in het Ionisch kapiteel.
Cum Laudenses non multum a civitate distarent et suorum clamorem audirent, et Pulvinum maximum conspicerent, etc.
- PLE-, a cushion, bolster, squab, pillow: pulvinos poposcisse: perlucidus: epistula super caput in pulvino posita, S.: de pulvino surgat equestri, i. e. the seat of honor, Iu.
PULVI´NUS(also pulvinar, culcita, προσκεφάλαιον), a cushion, used for beds, couches, and litters, whether a cervical, to support the head in beds, or a cubital, to support the arm on couches. The stuffing was usually of feathers [LECTUSp. 18 b ]; the covering often of bright coloured silk (Hor. Epod. 8, 15; Mart. 3.82). The pillow was supported on a raised framework (which is shown in the woodcut on p. 15), sometimes being merely the end of the torus, or mattress, passed over this framework. Mr. Anderson (Class. Review, 3.323) has shown good reason for thinking that fulcrum, fulcra, usually taken to mean legs of the bedstead, really meant this support of the pillow, often richly carved (Juven. 11.95: cf. Prop. 3.5, 5; Ov. Pont. 3.3, 14). For the sacred pulvinar, see LECTISTERNIUM
[J.Y] [G.E.M]The side of an Ionic capital volute, also known as the baluster side of the capital.
Description: In the Archaic period the pulvinius generally assumed a cylindrical form. In later examples it was given a concave profile, flaring at the extremities and resembling a spool, or it may take the form of intertwined lilies. Sometimes the baluster side of the Ionic capital is pinched at the center, forming a slightly flat band called a balteus.
- Balteus
- Volute