Lewis Short
lectīcŭla (noun F) : dim.lectica
* A small litter or sedan.
* In gen.: lecticulā in curiam esse delatum,Cic. Div. 1, 26, 55: Scipio lecticulā in aciem illatus,Liv. 24, 42.
* In partic.
* Transf., of a hen's nest, App. M. 9, p. 232.
* A couch or settee, on which one lay while reading or writing: lucubratoria lecticula,Suet. Aug. 78.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary