laconicum
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Etymology
Origin of laconicum
1690–1700; < Latin lacōnicum sweating room, noun use of neuter of Lacōnicus Laconian ( see laconic); the sweat bath was a Spartan custom
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Owing to the expansion by heat, a relatively greater volume of air enters the laconicum than the cold intake.
From The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction by Allsop, Robert Owen
In the laconicum are two felt-covered wooden benches, as at Fig.
From The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction by Allsop, Robert Owen
These are red, as is also the cornice and ceiling of the laconicum, which is worked in stucco with little figures of boys and animals.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
Adjoining, under, or partly under, the laconicum must be placed the heating apparatus in its chamber, with stokery and provision for fuel, &c.
From The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction by Allsop, Robert Owen
In the old Roman bath the walls were charged with caloric by means of innumerable earthen tubes lining the sides of the laconicum, and covered with a peculiar plaster.
From The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction by Allsop, Robert Owen
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