fumatory

American

[fyoo-muh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈfyu məˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

of or relating to smoke, especially tobacco smoke, or to a place for smoking.
of or relating to fumigation.

noun

plural

fumatories

a place for smoking or fumigation.

fumatory British

/ ˈfjuːmətərɪ, -trɪ /

adjective

of or relating to smoking or fumigation

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noun

another name for fumatorium

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Etymology

Origin of fumatory

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin fuma-, stem of fumare “to smoke” + -tory ² ( def. ); cf. fumatorium ( def. )

Example Sentences

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This fumatory process proceeded for some time, almost in silence.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 by Various

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