| LC control no. | sh 85012348 |
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| LC classification | RA605 RA606 Public health |
| Topical heading | Public baths |
| Variant(s) | Baths, Public Hammams |
| See also | Baths Public buildings |
| Found in | Acad Am. encyc.: under bath (public baths) Random House: under bath (baths) World Book: under bath (public baths) Art & architecture thesaurus online, Apr. 5, 2021 (hammams. BT public baths. SN Islamic public baths consisting of a series of cold and hot pools and steam rooms, primarily used for ritual purification; derived in principle from ancient Roman models. For buildings in which bathers pass through a sequence of primarily steam rooms and rooms for massages, prefer "Turkish baths.") Merriam-Webster dictionary online, Apr. 5, 2021 (hammam: Turkish bath; Turkish bath: a bath in which the bather passes through a series of steam rooms of increasing temperature and then receives a rubdown, massage, and cold shower) Dictionary.com, Apr. 5, 2021 (hammam: (in Islamic countries) a communal bathhouse, usually with separate baths for men and women.) Collins dictionary website, Apr. 5, 2021 (hammam, in American English: (in Islamic countries) a communal bathhouse, usually with separate baths for men and women; in British English: a bathing establishment, such as a Turkish bath) |
| Not found in | Web. 3; Britannica Micro. |
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