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Marriage à-la-mode: 5. The Bagnio — Artist William Hogarth Year 1743 Type Oil on canvas Dimensions 69.9 cm × 90.8 cm (27.5 in × 35.7 in) … Wikipedia
Bagnio — Bagnios were the slave prisons of Turkey and the Barbary regencies. In the Barbary prisons, the hostages of the pirates spent their evenings there, leaving during the day to work as laborers, galley slaves, or domestic servants. The term was… … Wikipedia
bagnio — [ban′yō, bän′yō] n. pl. bagnios [It bagno < L balneum, bathing place: see BALNEOLOGY] 1. Obs. a Turkish or Italian bathhouse 2. Obs. in the Near East and N Africa, a prison 3. a house of prostitution; brothel … English World dictionary
The Demoniacs — infobox Book | name = The Demoniacs title orig = translator = image caption = author = John Dickson Carr cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Mystery, Detective novel, Historical novel publisher = Hamish… … Wikipedia
bagnio — noun (plural bagnios) Etymology: Italian bagno, literally, public baths (from the Turks use of Roman baths at Constantinople as prisons), from Latin balneum, from Greek balaneion Date: 1599 1. obsolete prison 2. bordello … New Collegiate Dictionary
bagnio — /ban yoh, bahn /, n., pl. bagnios. 1. a brothel. 2. (esp. in Italy or Turkey) a bath or bathing house. 3. Archaic. a prison for slaves, esp. in the Orient. [1590 1600; < It bagno < L balneum, balineum < Gk balaneîon bathroom, bath] * * * … Universalium
bagnio — [ bα:njəʊ, banjəʊ] noun (plural bagnios) 1》 archaic a brothel. 2》 historical (in the Far East) a prison. Origin C16: from Ital. bagno, from L. balneum bath … English new terms dictionary
bagnio — n 1. brothel, bordello, Archaic. bordel, Obs. stew, lupanar, Obs. kip, nunnery; house of ill repute, house of ill fame, house of prostitution, bawdyhouse, whorehouse, Inf. sporting house, Inf. call house; All Sl. call joint, pick up joint, parlor … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
bagnio — bagn•io [[t]ˈbæn yoʊ, ˈbɑn [/t]] n. pl. ios 1) a brothel 2) archaic a prison for slaves, esp. in the Orient • Etymology: 1590–1600; < It bagno bath < L balneum, balineum < Gk balaneîon … From formal English to slang
Four Times of the Day — is a series of four paintings by English artist William Hogarth. Completed in 1736, they were reproduced as a series of four engravings published in 1738. They are humorous depictions of life in the streets of London, the vagaries of fashion, and … Wikipedia
