vomitoriumn.

Brit.

/ˌvɒmᵻˈtɔːrɪəm/, U.S.

/ˌvɑməˈtɔriəm/

Forms: Plural vomitoria (also 1700s vomitoriums, vomitoriæ).

Etymology: Neuter singular of Latin vomitōrius (compare vomitory n.); recorded only in plural (Macrobius Sat. vi. iv).

Roman History.

1. A passage or opening in an ancient amphitheatre or theatre, leading to or from the seats. Usually plural.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > other parts of theatre > [noun] > parts of ancient Greek or Roman theatre

scenaa1387

scene1481

orchestra1606

proscenium1606

cavea1611

scenarioa1684

subselliuma1701

diazoma1706

parascenium1706

pavilion1730

hyposcenium1753

thymele1753

vomitorium1754

velarium1834

velum1843

1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. I. 129/2 They were entered by avenues, at the end of which were gates, called vomitoriæ.

1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy II. 228 The remains of two galleries one over another; and two vomitoria or great gateways at opposite sides of the arena.

1837 Antiq. Athens 48 Those numerous corridors and vomitoria which gave such free..access to all parts of a Roman theatre.

2. A place in which, according to popular misconception, the ancient Romans are supposed to have vomited during feasts to make room for more food.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [noun] > others

hell1310

summer hall1388

summer parloura1425

paradise1485

fire room1591

garden room1619

ease-room1629

portcullis1631

divan1678

but?1700

sluttery1711

rotunda1737

glass casea1777

dungeon1782

hall of mirrors1789

balcony-chamber1800

showroom1820

mirror room1858

vomitorium1923

mosquito room1925

refuge room1937

quiet room1938

Florida room1968

roomset1980

wet room1982

1923 A. Huxley Antic Hay xviii. 252 There strode in, like a Goth into the elegant marble vomitorium of Petronius Arbiter, a haggard and dishevelled person.

1965 R. Eberhart Sel. Poems 40 Good Boy Man! Your innards are put out, From now all space will be your vomitorium.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	vomitorium
释义	vomitoriumn. Brit. /ˌvɒmᵻˈtɔːrɪəm/, U.S. /ˌvɑməˈtɔriəm/ Forms: Plural vomitoria (also 1700s vomitoriums, vomitoriæ). Etymology: Neuter singular of Latin vomitōrius (compare vomitory n.); recorded only in plural (Macrobius Sat. vi. iv). Roman History. 1. A passage or opening in an ancient amphitheatre or theatre, leading to or from the seats. Usually plural. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > other parts of theatre > [noun] > parts of ancient Greek or Roman theatre scenaa1387 scene1481 orchestra1606 proscenium1606 cavea1611 scenarioa1684 subselliuma1701 diazoma1706 parascenium1706 pavilion1730 hyposcenium1753 thymele1753 vomitorium1754 velarium1834 velum1843 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. I. 129/2 They were entered by avenues, at the end of which were gates, called vomitoriæ. 1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy II. 228 The remains of two galleries one over another; and two vomitoria or great gateways at opposite sides of the arena. 1837 Antiq. Athens 48 Those numerous corridors and vomitoria which gave such free..access to all parts of a Roman theatre. 2. A place in which, according to popular misconception, the ancient Romans are supposed to have vomited during feasts to make room for more food. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [noun] > others hell1310 summer hall1388 summer parloura1425 paradise1485 fire room1591 garden room1619 ease-room1629 portcullis1631 divan1678 but?1700 sluttery1711 rotunda1737 glass casea1777 dungeon1782 hall of mirrors1789 balcony-chamber1800 showroom1820 mirror room1858 vomitorium1923 mosquito room1925 refuge room1937 quiet room1938 Florida room1968 roomset1980 wet room1982 1923 A. Huxley Antic Hay xviii. 252 There strode in, like a Goth into the elegant marble vomitorium of Petronius Arbiter, a haggard and dishevelled person. 1965 R. Eberhart Sel. Poems 40 Good Boy Man! Your innards are put out, From now all space will be your vomitorium. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1754
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