elaeothesium
ĕlaeŏthĕsĭum, ii, n., = ἐλαιοθέσιον,
- the anointing-room in a bath, Vitr. 5, 11, 2.
elaeothesium, iī, n. (ἐλαιοθέσιον), das Salbezimmer im Bade, Vitr. 5, 11, 2.
ĕlæŏthĕsĭum, ĭī, n. (ἐλαιοθέσιον), lieu dans les bains où lʼon serrait lʼhuile pour les frictions : Vitr. Arch. 5, 11, 2.
ELAEOTHESIUM
ELAEOTHE´SIUM[BALNEAEp. 272.]
Elaeothesium
(ἐλαιοθέσιον). The oiling-room in a set of baths, where the oils and unguents were kept, and to which the bather retired to be rubbed and anointed. In large establishments a separate chamber was appropriated for this purpose, adjoining the frigidarium, or cold chamber (Vitruv. v. 11, 2). See Balneae.