vomitory
adjective
inducing vomiting; emetic.
vomitories
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pluralof vomitory.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the morning the workers pass by rapid transit to large "vomitories" or stations whence they are whisked by subways to the basements of their respective skyscrapers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Here she made her way to a door that opened on the common and public vomitories of the structure.
From The Bravo by James Fenimore Cooper
Sickly trees soared up from darkness into light among the porches, and the moon peered through the empty vomitories.
From Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts by John Addington Symonds
The upper tiers were approached by vomitories and by a subterranean corridor.
From The Wonders of Pompeii by Marc Monnier
The crowd poured out of the theatre through the vomitories, and Octavian, disdaining the kindly offices of his friend Holconius, rushed to the nearest door-way.
From One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules by Th?ophile Gautier
