bagnio

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Now in the house where the bagnio was she had a very dark chamber, for that no window gave thereon by which the light might enter.

From The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Payne, John

As it was thought that I might be ransomed, the Moors placed me in a bagnio, and I was not forced to labour like those captives who had no hope of redemption.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis

It bids fair to remain the same excellent school of preparation for the penitentiary and the bagnio.

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 by Brann, William Cowper

On the Dutch tiles at the bagnio was a rude picture representing Jacob in hairy gloves, cheating Isaac of Esau's birthright.

From Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges by Saintsbury, George

Each house has a bagnio, which consists generally in two or three little rooms, leaded on the top, paved with marble, with basins, cocks of water, and all conveniencies for either hot or cold baths.

From Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe by Montagu, Mary Wortley, Lady