SUDATORY
sudatorium, sudatory
(noun) a bathhouse for hot air baths or steam baths
sudorific, sudatory
(noun) a medicine that causes or increases sweating
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sudatory (plural sudatories)
A sudatorium; a hot room used to induce sweating.
Adjective
sudatory (comparative more sudatory, superlative most sudatory)
Sweating; perspiring.
Source: Wiktionary
Su"da*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. sudatorius, fr. sudare to sweat: cf. F. sudatoire. See Sweat.]
Definition: Sweating; perspiring.
Su"da*to*ry, n.; pl. Sudatories. Etym: [L. sudatorium.]
Definition: A bagnio; a sweating bath; a vapor bath. These sudatories are much in request for many infirmities. Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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