Lewis & Short

pēgma, ătis, n., = πῆγμα, a fixture made of boards, for use or ornament, belonging to a house.

  1. I. In gen.: atricrum pegmata, Aus. Epigr. 26: in emptionem domus et specularia et pegmata cedere solent, Dig. 33, 7, 12.
  2. II. In partic.
    1. A. A bookcase, Cic. Att. 4, 8, a fin.
    2. B. A piece of wooden machinery in the theatre, which rose and fell, opened and shut of itself, and with which players were suddenly raised aloft, Sen. Ep. 88, 19; Plin. 33, 3, 16, § 53: si automatum vel pegma vel quid tale aliud parum cessisset, Suet. Claud. 34; Phaedr 5, 7, 7; Juv. 4, 122; Mart. 8, 33, 3; Vop. Carin. 19.