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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