What is "triclinia"

Triclinium \Tri*clin"i*um\, n.; pl. Triclinia. [L., from Gr. ?, ?; ? (see Tri-) + ? a couch.] (Rom. Antiq.)

1. A couch for reclining at meals, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts.

2. A dining room furnished with such a triple couch.

1. n. a dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides)

2. a dining table with couches along three sides in ancient Rome

3. [also: triclinia (pl)]

See triclinium