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fumatory

[fyoo-muh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

adjective

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

  2. of or relating to fumigation.



noun

plural

fumatories 
  1. a place for smoking or fumigation.

fumatory

/ ˈfjuːmətərɪ, -trɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to smoking or fumigation

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. another name for fumatorium

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fumatory1

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

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

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