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frigidarium
[ frij-i-dair-ee-uhm ]
noun
- (in an ancient Roman bath) a room having a bath of unheated water.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of frigidarium1
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Example Sentences
He rose with a friendly nod, and passed through the great door in the inner wall into the frigidarium.
The topmost vessel, the Frigidarium, contained cold water from which the hot water tanks and the various baths were supplied.
They passed to the frigidarium, in the middle of which played a fountain of bright rose-color, emitting the odor of violets.
But at that moment, and beyond the curtain of the frigidarium, appeared the heads of the balneatores, and a low "Psst!"
A sundial stood on the roof of the frigidarium and men's caldarium, supported by a foundation of masonry still visible.
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