‖ laconicum
(ləˈkɒnɪkəm)
[L., neuter of Lacōnicus laconic, sc. balneum bath.]
The sweating-room in the bath, so called from having been first used by the Spartans.
| 1696 in Phillips (ed. 5). 1832 Gell Pompeiana I. v. 86 The hot air of the laconicum. 1857 Birch Anc. Pottery (1858) II. 226 The upper floor bricks, or tiles..formed the floor of the laconicum. |