pluteus ī, m

—As a cover for besiegers, a penthouse, shed, mantlet: pluteos ad alia opera abduxerunt, Cs.: pluteos ac vineas operuerat (nix), L.

—A permanent breastwork, parapet: plutei turrium, Cs.: rates pluteis protegebat, Cs.: locus consaeptus pluteis, L.

—A shelf, desk, bookcase, Iu.

—A couch, dining couch: plutei fulcra, Pr.