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furo, n.
Brit. |ˈfʊrəʊ|, |ˈfuːrəʊ|, U.S. |ˈfuroʊ|
Also with capital initial.[Plural] -s unchanged
Forms: 16–18 fro, 17 froo, 19– furo
[‹ Japanese furo bath, bathtub, bathroom (1345; 1603 in Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam in sense ‘baths inside the house’), probably > n.]
In Japan: (originally) a steam bath or bathhouse; (in later use) = ofuro n.
The bath or bathhouse is traditionally a place of relaxation and entertainment in Japanese culture. In quots. 1615, 1621 referring to the bathhouse of the English East India Company's ‘factory’ or trading post, where guests were regularly entertained in this manner.
1615R. Cocks Diary 21 Aug. (1883) I. 44 At night the Spaniardes envited them selves to our fro. 1621R. Cocks Diary 21 Mar. (1883) II. 150 We envited Tozemon Dono and other merchants to dyner, and heat the fro for them. 1727J. G. Scheuchzer tr. E. Kæmpfer Hist. Japan II. v. iv. 424 The bagnio, or bathing place..contains either a Froo, as they call it, a hot house to sweat in, or a Ciffroo, that is a warm bath, and sometimes both together. 1859A. Steinmetz Japan & her People ii. vi. 277 To every house of any pretension to respectability there is attached an apartment called a ‘Fro’, which is fitted up with vapour-baths, and with warm and cold baths. 1884tr. J. J. Rein Japan (1998) 411 The bath (furo) is a pretty deep wooden tub...At its sharper end projects a small sheet-iron flue, which is connected below with a small fire apparatus, and is employed to heat the surrounding water. 1947Social Forces 26 187 Furnishings and portable equipment include..wash bowl, basin, and furo. 1997J. D. Houston In Ring of Fire 28 Slide into the furo—the tile-lined tub filled with mineral water piped from the springs—for the finishing work, the final polish. |