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FRIGIDARIUM , the Latin See also:

TERM

term (from frigidus, See also:

COLD (in O. Eng. cald and ceald, a word coming ultimately from a root cognate with the Lat. gelu, gelidus, and common in the Teutonic languages, which usually have two distinct forms for the substantive and the adjective, cf. Ger. Kolte, kalt, Dutch koude

cold) applied to the open See also:

AREA

area of the See also:

ROMAN

Roman thermae, in which there was generally a cold See also:

SWIMMING (from " swim," A.S. swimman, the root being common in Teutonic languages)

swimming See also:

bath, and sometimes to the bath (see See also:

BATHS

BATHS). From the description given by Aelius Spartianus (A.D. 297) it would seem that portions of the frigidarium were covered over by a See also:

CEILING (from a verb " to ceil," i.e. to line or cover; of disputed etymology, but apparently connected with Fr. ciel, Lat. caelum, sky)

ceiling formed of interlaced bars of gilt See also:

BRONZE

bronze, and this statement has been to a certain extent substantiated by the See also:

DISCOVERY

discovery of many tons of T-shaped See also:

IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron found in the excavations under the paving of the frigidarium of the thermae of See also:

CARACALLA (or CARACALLUS), MARCUS A U R E L I U S ANTONINUS (186-217)

Caracalla. Dr J. H. See also:

Middleton in The Remains of See also:

Ancient See also:

Rome (1892) points out that in the See also:

PART

part of the enclosure walls are deep sinkings to receive the ends of the See also:

GREAT

great girders. He suggests that the panels of the lattice-See also:

WORK

work ceiling were filled in with See also:

concrete made of See also:

LIGHT

light See also:

PUMICE (Lat. purnex, spumex, spuma, froth)

pumice See also:

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