victorian turkish bath
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English
37
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A bathing procedure in which the bather sweats freely in a room heated by hot dry air (or in a series of two or three such rooms maintained at progressively higher temperatures), usually followed by a cold plunge, a full body wash and massage, and a final period of relaxation in a cooling-room.
noun
a specific named establishment offering such baths.
Example Sentences
- "The system of heating used in Victorian Turkish baths, however, differed dramatically from the Turkish model."
- "The Victorian Turkish bath was really a re-invention of the Roman bath, as the dryness of the air distinguishes it from the orignal hammams."
- "Urquhart’s personal attempts, enhanced by a series of publications and lectures on the benefits of the Victorian Turkish bath, were quite effectve in the rapid spread of this institution throughout the British Isles."
- "Harrogate Victorian Turkish Baths offer guided tours on several weekday mornings where a resident historian will guide you through the building's unique history […]"