What does "vomitory" mean?
Vomitory: An emetic; a vomit. Harvey.
Additional senses
- 2.Etym: [L. vomitorium.] (Arch.) A principal door of a large ancient building, as of an amphitheater. Sixty-four vomitories . . . poured forth the immense multitude. Gibbon.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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