frigidariumn.
/ˌfrɪdʒᵻˈdɛːrɪəm/, U.S. /ˌfrɪdʒəˈdɛriəm/ a. The cooling-room in a Roman bath.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > bathing > place for bathing > bath-house > cooling-room in Roman baths
frigidarium1706
1706 in Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.)
1832 W. Gell Pompeiana I. vi. 95 Here was certainly the frigidarium.
1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 223 Grown men and women were wading up to their chins in a sort of Frigidarium.
b. transferred. A room kept at a low temperature.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [noun] > cool room
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frigidarium1892
1892 Q. Rev. Apr. 400 The chief rooms with all their ample fire-places were but miserable frigidaria.
1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 14 Apr. 2/2 Room..for fourteen in the frigidarium [of the Morgue].
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