VOMITORIES

Noun

vomitories

plural of vomitory

Source: Wiktionary


VOMITORY

Vom"i*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. vomitorious.]

Definition: Causing vomiting; emetic; vomitive.

Vom"i*to*ry, n.; pl. Vomitories (.

1. An emetic; a vomit. Harvey.

2. Etym: [L. vomitorium.] (Arch.)

Definition: A principal door of a large ancient building, as of an amphitheater. Sixty-four vomitories . . . poured forth the immense multitude. Gibbon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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