Noah Webster
Hypocaust
HYP'OCAUST, noun [Gr. to burn.]
1. Among the Greeks and Romans, a subterraneous place where was a furnace to heat baths.
2. Among the moderns, the place where a fire is kept to warm a stove or a hot-house.
HYP'OCAUST, noun [Gr. to burn.]
1. Among the Greeks and Romans, a subterraneous place where was a furnace to heat baths.
2. Among the moderns, the place where a fire is kept to warm a stove or a hot-house.