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fumatory

[ fyoo-muh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to smoke, especially tobacco smoke, or to a place for smoking.
  2. of or relating to fumigation.

noun

plural fumatories.
  1. a place for smoking or fumigation.

fumatory

/ ˈfjuːmətərɪ; -trɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to smoking or fumigation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. another name for fumatorium
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fumatory1

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin fuma-, stem of fumare “to smoke” + -tory 2( def ); fumatorium ( def )
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This fumatory process proceeded for some time, almost in silence.

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