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frigidarium

American  
[frij-i-dair-ee-uhm] / ˌfrɪdʒ ɪˈdɛər i əm /

noun

plural

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


Etymology

Origin of frigidarium

From Latin; frigid, -arium

Example Sentences

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Finally, they would enter the largest and most spectacular room of all - the frigidarium, or cold room.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

Exposed now is a Roman thermal bath with its frigidarium, or cold room, almost intact.

From Time Magazine Archive

Shadow-travel left her groggy and nauseous, as if she’d been dragged from the cold waters of the frigidarium into the sauna at a Roman bathhouse.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Off the lobby to the frigidarium are recesses for boots and for linen.

From The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction by Allsop, Robert Owen

In the centre of the frigidarium is a little marble fountain.

From The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction by Allsop, Robert Owen