noun
- Plural of fumatory; rooms or chambers designed for smoking or fumigation, especially in historical or medical contexts.
Usage: archaic; historical
Examples
- The old manor house contained several fumatories where tobacco smoke was used for medicinal purposes.
- Medieval fumatories were sometimes used to disinfect clothing and bedding.
- The fumatories in the spa were filled with aromatic herbs and steam.
- Historians documented the fumatories as evidence of early smoking practices in Europe.