laconicum

[ luh-kon-i-kuhm ]

/ ləˈkɒn ɪ kəm /

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noun, plural la·con·i·ca

[luh-kon-i-kuh]. /ləˈkɒn ɪ kə/.

the sudatorium of an ancient Roman bath.

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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

Words nearby laconicum

Laclos, Laconia, Laconian, laconic, laconical, laconicum, laconism, La Coruña, Lacoste, lacquer, lacquer tree

How to use laconicum in a sentence

The Romans had their laconicum or heating stove, which from its name was an invention from Laconia.
Inventions in the Century|William Henry Doolittle
A place is built like a Laconicum, and nicely finished in marble, smoothly polished.
Ten Books on Architecture|Vitruvius
She listened for a short time to the voices and laughter which retreated in the direction of the laconicum.
Quo Vadis|Henryk Sienkiewicz
It is known that the temperature of the laconicum was regulated by drawing up or down a metallic plate or clypeus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 4|Various

Doors led into the Laconicum from both the tepidarium and the caldarium.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau