Definition of Bagnio. Meaning of Bagnio. Synonyms of Bagnio

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Definition of Bagnio

Bagnio
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.

Meaning of Bagnio from wikipedia

- Bagnio is a loan word into several languages (from Italian: bagno). In English, French, and so on, it has developed varying meanings: typically a brothel...
- The Bagnio is the fifth canvas in the series of six satirical paintings known as Marriage A-la-Mode painted by William Hogarth. The new Earl catches his...
- the fifth painting, The Bagnio (the name on its frame: The killing of the earl), the new earl has caught his wife in a bagnio with her lover, the lawyer...
- often hot and overcrowded. Bagnios had chapels, hospitals, shops and bars run by captives. Although the conditions in bagnios were harsh, they were better...
- at Chiswick had a number of these fabriques including the Ionic Temple, Bagnio, Pagan Temple, Rustic House, and two Deer Houses. Beyond the exedra in the...
- obscenest picture the world possesses." He proposed that "it was painted for a bagnio [brothel], and it was probably refused because it was a trifle too strong"...
- and, at other times, coffee houses, hotels, and houses of ill repute (bagnios) merged with, or replaced them, until a major fire destro**** them in 1768...
- (literally a de****able coward or wretch) may mean: a galley-slave in a Barbary bagnio a Camarilla clanless character in Vampire: The Masquerade The Caitiff Choir...
- June 28, 1874, stating, "The police spent a busy day today raiding the bagnios and honkytonks." There are subsequent citations from 1890 in The Dallas...
- public and on their return to London on 29 November lodged Toft in Lacey's Bagnio, in Leicester Fields. Printed in the early days of newspapers, the story...