vomitorium
noun
vomitoria
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pluralof vomitorium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At the top of each flight of steps were doors called vomitoria, which gave egress from the theatre, and communicated directly with the external stair-cases596.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by John Dunlop
These were so capacious that the whole multitude could in a few minutes disperse, and were thence called vomitoria.
From Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs by William Henry Withrow
At once the vomitoria were thrown open, and all who could hastened to the portico outside where the restaurateurs had their quarters.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace
The huge elliptical structure stood out in the plain, alone and solid except for the low, heavy arch of the vomitoria which broke the round of masonry.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Elizabeth Miller
He sat at the end of a seat near one of the vomitoria or doors of entrance from the internal lobbies in the shell of the building.
From The Mother of St. Nicholas A Story of Duty and Peril by Grant Balfour
