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1 pulvinus
pulvīnus, i, m., prop. an elevation.I.A cushion, bolster, squab, pillow to sit or lie upon:B.mane pulvinum,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 38: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.—Transf., a seat of honor:II.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.—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.
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