Definitions
Etymologies
- Turkish hamam, from Arabic حمّام (ḥammām). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“If the hammam were a Greek tragedy, and in some ways I think it is, this man's entry is the peripeteia, the moment of dramatic reversal that marks the beginning of catharsis.”
“The hammam was a public bath in the classic Ara - bian mode.”
“Either way, the hammam is a great way to wash away the sins of summer and go forth into the fall with a glowing aura.”
“Afghan men and boys bathe in the hot room of what is known as a hammam on March 5 in Herat.”
“In between the shops may often be noticed small doorways, whose white plaster is decorated by some bright though crude design in many colours; this is the "hammam," or public bath, while the shop of the barber, chief gossip and story-teller of his quarter, is easily distinguished by the fine-meshed net hung across the entrance as a protection against flies, for flies abound in Cairo, which, however disagreeable they may be, is perhaps fortunate in a country where the laws of sanitation are so lightly regarded.”
“I sat with soap in my eye for 35-minutes during my hammam instead of gently asking for some water.”
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“Will you appreciate the sights of London, or Paris or Rome, or lazing in their pubs or cafes, any less knowing that you'll be returning to a piece of chocolate on your pillow, that your shampoo and conditioner come from Molton Brown, and that the hotel spa boasts both a sauna and a hammam?”
“There's a stocked wine cellar, a hammam, and a sauna.”
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“In the basement are an extensive Caudalie spa, private hammam, enormous gym, state-of-the-art Pilates studio, and wine cellar that seats 20 for dinner.”
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“Typically a hammam experience takes about two hours or more.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘hammam’.
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6-letter words with precisely 1,2, & ...
allele, anatta, arrear, bedded, bettee, cocoon, doodad, gaggee, googol, hubbub, hammam, hummum and 30 more...
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The Aubrey/Maturin List I'm Gonna Mak...
I'm wading through Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin novels one by one, and someday, I'll wade through them again and list all the words I learned while reading them.
Edit: I started ma...studdingsail, carronade, mumchance, grumlin-futtocks, crosscat-harpings, holystone, sennit, orlop, orchitis, negus, kevel, altumal and 1112 more...
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Because I like Them: G --- H
gossypiboma, gymnophoria, ginglyform, goobermensch, gomeril, gump, grinagog, gorbelly, gound, hamesucken, hypobulic, humicubate and 93 more...
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Middlesex
Gleanings from Jeffrey Eugenides' 2002 book of that title.
kukla, kundalini, pantocrator, tsoureki, cruciform, rebetika, periphescence, phylloxera, raki, scrapyard, praying mantis, pilothouse and 38 more...
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mollusque ...lying languidly on a tiger skin, fondling a scimitar...and bathing, lattice-lit, at a marble hammam.
—Jeffrey Eugenides, 2002, Middlesex, p. 36 Aug 16, 2008
chained_bear "'God help us, Stephen,' he said, throwing a towell over his nakedness as Stephen came in, 'we might be in a hammam, a bagnio, a Turkish flaming bath. I must have lost a couple of stone.'
"'You could spare as much again,' said Stephen. 'And since you are of a very full habit, you would certainly benefit from blood-letting. I will draw off sixteen or twenty ounces directly: you will feel more comfortable, and there will be a little less danger of siriasis or apoplexy,' he said, putting down the box he was carrying and drawing a lancet from his pocket."
--Patrick O'Brian, Treason's Harbour, 189 Feb 19, 2008