caldarium
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of caldarium
1745–55; < Latin: noun use of neuter of caldārius of warming, equivalent to cal ( i ) d ( us ) warm ( cal ( ēre ) to be warm + -idus -id 4 ) + -ārius -ary; see -ium, -arium
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In ancient times, the Romans named it the caldarium; we simply call it the hot tub.
From Time • Dec. 13, 2014
These differ, because the caldarium is only melted, and is brittle to the hammer; whereas the regulare is malleable or ductile.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
A doorway led from the tepidarium into the caldarium, or vapor-bath.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
This caldarium is a long room at the ends of which rises, on one side, something like the parapet of a well, and on the other a square basin.
From The Wonders of Pompeii by Monnier, Marc
The tops of the broken-down walls of a caldarium or bath, 9 feet in depth, were likewise covered up with nearly 2 feet of earth.
From The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations on their habits by Darwin, Charles
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