frigidarium

[ frij-i-dair-ee-uhm ]

/ ˌfrɪdʒ ɪˈdɛər i əm /

(in an ancient Roman bath) a room having a bath of unheated water.

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From Latin; see origin at frigid, -arium

Off the lobby to the frigidarium are recesses for boots and for linen.
The Turkish Bath|Robert Owen Allsop
From this frigidarium the bather can return to his dressing-box by way of a lobby.
The Turkish Bath|Robert Owen Allsop
Between the frigidarium and bath rooms is a double-doored lobby of a kind that is very useful in both public and private baths.
The Turkish Bath|Robert Owen Allsop
The topmost vessel, the Frigidarium, contained cold water from which the hot water tanks and the various baths were supplied.
History of Sanitation|John Joseph Cosgrove

If the bather, on leaving the plunge bath, finds himself in the frigidarium, he must ascend the steps under hanging towels.
The Turkish Bath|Robert Owen Allsop