[syn: sudatorium, sudatory]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sudatory \Su"da*to*ry\, a. [L. sudatorius, fr. sudare to sweat:
cf. F. sudatoire. See Sweat.]
Sweating; perspiring.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sudatory \Su"da*to*ry\, n.; pl. Sudatories. [L. sudatorium.]
A bagnio; a sweating bath; a vapor bath.
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These sudatories are much in request for many
infirmities. --Evelyn.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sudatory
n 1: a medicine that causes or increases sweating [syn:
sudorific, sudatory]
2: a bathhouse for hot air baths or steam baths [syn:
sudatorium, sudatory]