| LC control no. | sh 85012352 |
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| LC classification | RM821 |
| Topical heading | Baths, Turkish |
| Variant(s) | Hammams Turkish baths |
| See also | Baths, Hot-air |
| Found in | Art & architecture thesaurus online, Apr. 5, 2021: hammams (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.") Turkish baths (Turkish baths. BT Steam baths. SN Buildings in which bathers pass through a succession of steam rooms of increasing temperature followed by spaces for rubdowns and massages. For Islamic public baths, use "hammams.") 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) Turkish bath (in American English: 1. a kind of bath in which the bather, after a period of heavy perspiration in a room of hot air or steam, is washed, massaged, and cooled. 2. a place where such a bath is given; in British English: 1. a type of bath in which the bather sweats freely in hot dry air, is then washed, often massaged, and has a cold plunge or shower. 2. (sometimes plural) an establishment where such a bath is obtainable) |
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