Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bagnio"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bagnio \Bagn"io\, n. [It. bagno, fr. L. balneum. Cf. {Bain}.]
1. A house for bathing, sweating, etc.; -- also, in Turkey, a
prison for slaves. [Obs.]
2. A brothel; a stew; a house of prostitution.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bagnio
n 1: a building where prostitutes are available [syn: {whorehouse},
{brothel}, {bordello}, {house of prostitution}, {house
of ill repute}, {bawdyhouse}, {cathouse}, {sporting
house}]
2: a building containing public baths [syn: {bathhouse}]
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