furon.

Brit.

/ˈfʊrəʊ/,

/ˈfuːrəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈfuroʊ/

Inflections: Plural furos, unchanged.

Forms: 1600s 1800s fro, 1700s froo, 1800s fouro, 1900s– furo. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese furo.

Etymology: < Japanese furo bath, bathtub, bathroom (1345; 1603 in Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam in sense ‘baths inside the house’), probably < earlier sense ‘portable stove’, variant of fūro wind furnace < Middle Chinese. Compare ofuro 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.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > place for washing > building

furo1615

ablution1955

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > bathing > a bath > hot air or steam bath

stew1390

stovec1485

stufe1541

stow1614

furo1615

Turkish bath1644

estuary1657

steam-bath1725

Russian bath1770

stufa1832

sweat-bath1877

sauna1881

shvitz1937

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > bathing > vessel for bathing in > types of

furo1615

semicupium1634

bidet1766

hip bath1806

slipper-bath1829

sitz bath1842

saucer bath1860

Roman tub1911

ofuro1934

bathinette1936

Jacuzzi1966

hot tub1973

plunge pool1973

1615 R. Cocks Diary 21 Aug. (1883) I. 44 At night the Spaniardes envited them selves to our fro.

1621 R. Cocks Diary 21 Mar. (1883) II. 150 We envited Tozemon Dono and other merchants to dyner, and heat the fro for them.

1727 J. 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.

1859 A. 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.

1884 tr. 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.

1947 Social Forces 26 187 Furnishings and portable equipment include..wash bowl, basin, and furo.

1997 J. 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.

2001 tr. T. Irimoto in J. Pentikäinen Finnish Sauna, Japanese Furo, Indian Inipi 75/1 As seen in myth and folklore, furo in Japan was important not only for washing off the dirt, but also for purification and the treatment of illnesses.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	furo
释义	furon. Brit. /ˈfʊrəʊ/, /ˈfuːrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈfuroʊ/ Inflections: Plural furos, unchanged. Forms: 1600s 1800s fro, 1700s froo, 1800s fouro, 1900s– furo. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese furo. Etymology: < Japanese furo bath, bathtub, bathroom (1345; 1603 in Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam in sense ‘baths inside the house’), probably < earlier sense ‘portable stove’, variant of fūro wind furnace < Middle Chinese. Compare ofuro 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. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > place for washing > building furo1615 ablution1955 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > bathing > a bath > hot air or steam bath stew1390 stovec1485 stufe1541 stow1614 furo1615 Turkish bath1644 estuary1657 steam-bath1725 Russian bath1770 stufa1832 sweat-bath1877 sauna1881 shvitz1937 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > bathing > vessel for bathing in > types of furo1615 semicupium1634 bidet1766 hip bath1806 slipper-bath1829 sitz bath1842 saucer bath1860 Roman tub1911 ofuro1934 bathinette1936 Jacuzzi1966 hot tub1973 plunge pool1973 1615 R. Cocks Diary 21 Aug. (1883) I. 44 At night the Spaniardes envited them selves to our fro. 1621 R. Cocks Diary 21 Mar. (1883) II. 150 We envited Tozemon Dono and other merchants to dyner, and heat the fro for them. 1727 J. 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. 1859 A. 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. 1884 tr. 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. 1947 Social Forces 26 187 Furnishings and portable equipment include..wash bowl, basin, and furo. 1997 J. 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. 2001 tr. T. Irimoto in J. Pentikäinen Finnish Sauna, Japanese Furo, Indian Inipi 75/1 As seen in myth and folklore, furo in Japan was important not only for washing off the dirt, but also for purification and the treatment of illnesses. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1615
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