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.

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Etymology

Origin of frigidarium

From Latin; see origin at frigid, -arium

Example Sentences

A few who remained faithful took up the apparently lifeless corpse, amid the shrieks of his concubines, and bore him into the Frigidarium.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel

The washing room I call the Lavatorium; the cooling room, the Frigidarium; and the separate dressing room, the Apodyterium.

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

Antiquaries have amused themselves by identifying different chambers, to which, with considerable uncertainty, the names of Calidarium, Laconicum, Tepidarium, Frigidarium, &c., have been affixed.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

At the door of the Frigidarium or cool room, the would-be bather loosens the latchets of his shoes, and leaves them behind the lintel; the portal opens and he enters.

From Turkish and Other Baths A Guide to Good Health and Longevity by Stables, Gordon