‖Tri‐clin″i‐um (?), n.; pl.Triclinia (#). [L., from Gr. �, �; � (see Tri-) + � a couch.] (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A couch for reclining at meals, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts. (b) A dining room furnished with such a triple couch.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.