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pulvinarium

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Καλὸν τὸ θνῄσκειν, οἷς ὕβριν τὸ ζῆν φέρει → Quis foeda vita restat, his pulchrum est mori → Wem das Leben Schmach bringt, dem ist Sterben schön

Menander, Monostichoi, 291

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

pulvīnārĭum: ĭi, n. *
I A cushioned seat or couch of the gods (for the usual pulvinar), Liv. 21, 62.—*
II An anchorage, Plaut. Cas. 3, 2, 27.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

pulvīnārĭum, ĭī, n., c. pulvinar : Liv. 21, 62, 4 || *Pl. Cas. 557, v. pulvinar.