caldariumn.
/kalˈdɛːrɪəm/, U.S. /kælˈdɛriəm/ A (Roman) hot bath or bath-room.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > bathing > place for bathing > bath-house > hot bathroom or sweating-room
stovec1485
sudatory1615
laconicum1696
laconic1742
sweating-room1744
caldarium1753
sudatorium1757
steam1801
sudarium1852
sauna1881
sweat-lodge1887
sweat-box1974
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl.
1832 W. Gell Pompeiana I. vi. 106 The stove of the caldarium.
1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) I. v. i. 110 It..grinds their corn, fills their caldarium.
1881 C. Darwin Form. Veg. Mould 227 The tops of the broken down walls of a caldarium or bath were likewise covered up with 2 feet of earth.
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