palaestra
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of palaestra
C16: via Latin from Greek palaistra, from palaiein to wrestle
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Provincial towns such as Bath had their thermae, heated bathing complexes with splendid indoor pools and an attached palaestra for exercising in the revered Greek style.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2012
The spirit of metaphysics puts on the human form; and Dialectic walks the streets and contends in the palaestra.
From The Greek View of Life by Dickinson, G. Lowes (Goldsworthy Lowes)
Inside a palaestra, the peristyle ought to be laid out as described above.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
Afterwards I challenged him to the palaestra; and he wrestled and closed with me several times when there was no one present; I fancied that I might succeed in this manner.
From Symposium by Jowett, Benjamin
The trainer, or teacher in the palaestra, was termed xystarch.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 by Various
Every rib in the round body was discernible; yet the leanness was the healthful reduction so strained after in the palaestrae.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis
In the palaestrae of Rome I am not unknown.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis
The rollers used for smoothing the walks in palaestrae will serve as an example of this method.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
The exercises in the spacious palaestrae had small interest for him; there was always such evident rancor between the factions Blue and Green.
From The Prince of India — Volume 01 by Wallace, Lewis
In the palaestrae he was unmatched; he played with the blue-eyed giants from the Rhine and the hornless bulls of Sarmatia as they were willow wisps.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis
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