Lewis & Short

lectīcŭla, ae, f. dim. [lectica], a small litter or sedan.

  1. I. In gen.: lecticulā in curiam esse delatum, Cic. Div. 1, 26, 55: Scipio lecticulā in aciem illatus, Liv. 24, 42.
    1. B. In partic.
      1. 1. A bier: elatus est in lecticula sine ulla pompa funebri, Nep. Att. 22, 2.
      2. 2. A couch or settee, on which one lay while reading or writing: lucubratoria lecticula, Suet. Aug. 78.
  2. II. Transf., of a hen’s nest, App. M. 9, p. 232.