Meaning of Victorian Turkish bath | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A bathing procedure in which the bather sweats freely in a room heated by hot dry air (or in a series of two or three such rooms maintained at progressively higher temperatures), usually followed by a cold plunge, a full body wash and massage, and a final period of relaxation in a cooling-room.
2. a specific named establishment offering such baths.
   in-plural, sometimes

Examples

“The system of heating used in Victorian Turkish baths, however, differed dramatically from the Turkish model.”

“The Victorian Turkish bath was really a re-invention of the Roman bath, as the dryness of the air distinguishes it from the orignal hammams.”

“Urquhart’s personal attempts, enhanced by a series of publications and lectures on the benefits of the Victorian Turkish bath, were quite effectve in the rapid spread of this institution throughout the British Isles.”

“Harrogate Victorian Turkish Baths offer guided tours on several weekday mornings where a resident historian will guide you through the building's unique history […]”

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