pediluviumn.

Brit.

/ˌpɛdᵻˈluːvɪəm/, U.S.

/ˌpɛdəˈluviəm/

Inflections: Plural pediluvia, (rare) pediluviums.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pediluvium.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin pediluvium (1690 in the passage translated in quot. 1693) < classical Latin pedi- pedi- comb. form + -luvium (in e.g. pelluvium basin for washing the feet: see note). Compare Portuguese pediluvio (17th cent.). Compare pedilavium n.Compare classical Latin pelluvium < ped- , pēs foot (see -ped comb. form) + luere to wash (probably < -luere in e.g. dīluere dilute v.) + -ium -y suffix⁴ (compare also malluvium basin for washing the hands). A form pediluvy is recorded in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (1828).

Chiefly Medicine. Now rare (perhaps disused).

A footbath, esp. one containing a therapeutic preparation; a therapeutic preparation used for bathing the feet; a washing or bathing of the feet.

ΘΚΠ

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

feet washinga1225

pediluvium1693

pedilavium1702

pedilave1710

foot washing1780

1693 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. (ed. 2) 160 Pediluvium, a sort of Bath for the Feet.

1716 Pharmacopœiæ Radcliffeanæ II. 103 In such a Case, warm Pediluvia, that are emollient, will be admirably adapted in such a Cause.

1776 N. D. Falck Treat. Med. Qualities Mercury iii. 314 Sometimes..those œdematous swellings are enormously large; in which case mercurial pediluviums will be of singular service.

1804 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 12 523 Mr. Larrey endeavoured to remove the most pressing complaints..by antispasmodic potions, pediluvia, and sinapisms applied to the soles of the feet.

1856 Times 1 Sept. 1/2 (advt.) The Sultan's Vapour Bath, as in Turkey.—Hot pediluvium, fragrant vapour, perfumed shower.

1898 P. Manson Trop. Dis. xxxvii. 140 Hot mustard pediluvia..are in constant use.

1911 Lancet 1 July 7/1 Take, for example, hot pediluvia, which are so much employed at the baths of Mont Dore and elsewhere in France.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pediluvium
释义	pediluviumn. Brit. /ˌpɛdᵻˈluːvɪəm/, U.S. /ˌpɛdəˈluviəm/ Inflections: Plural pediluvia, (rare) pediluviums. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pediluvium. Etymology: < post-classical Latin pediluvium (1690 in the passage translated in quot. 1693) < classical Latin pedi- pedi- comb. form + -luvium (in e.g. pelluvium basin for washing the feet: see note). Compare Portuguese pediluvio (17th cent.). Compare pedilavium n.Compare classical Latin pelluvium < ped- , pēs foot (see -ped comb. form) + luere to wash (probably < -luere in e.g. dīluere dilute v.) + -ium -y suffix⁴ (compare also malluvium basin for washing the hands). A form pediluvy is recorded in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (1828). Chiefly Medicine. Now rare (perhaps disused). A footbath, esp. one containing a therapeutic preparation; a therapeutic preparation used for bathing the feet; a washing or bathing of the feet. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > washing the feet feet washinga1225 pediluvium1693 pedilavium1702 pedilave1710 foot washing1780 1693 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. (ed. 2) 160 Pediluvium, a sort of Bath for the Feet. 1716 Pharmacopœiæ Radcliffeanæ II. 103 In such a Case, warm Pediluvia, that are emollient, will be admirably adapted in such a Cause. 1776 N. D. Falck Treat. Med. Qualities Mercury iii. 314 Sometimes..those œdematous swellings are enormously large; in which case mercurial pediluviums will be of singular service. 1804 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 12 523 Mr. Larrey endeavoured to remove the most pressing complaints..by antispasmodic potions, pediluvia, and sinapisms applied to the soles of the feet. 1856 Times 1 Sept. 1/2 (advt.) The Sultan's Vapour Bath, as in Turkey.—Hot pediluvium, fragrant vapour, perfumed shower. 1898 P. Manson Trop. Dis. xxxvii. 140 Hot mustard pediluvia..are in constant use. 1911 Lancet 1 July 7/1 Take, for example, hot pediluvia, which are so much employed at the baths of Mont Dore and elsewhere in France. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1693
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