- pesthouse
- noun Date: 1614 a shelter or hospital for those infected with a pestilential or contagious disease
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pesthouse
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Pesthouse — Pest house , n. A house or hospital for persons who are infected with any pestilential disease. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pesthouse — [pest′hous΄] n. [ PEST + HOUSE] Archaic a hospital for the isolation of people with contagious or epidemic diseases … English World dictionary
pesthouse — /pest hows /, n., pl. pesthouses / how ziz/. a house or hospital for persons infected with pestilential disease. [1605 15; PEST + HOUSE] * * * … Universalium
pesthouse — noun An establishment which provides shelter and/or care to sufferers of pestilence or other contagious infections See Also: pesthole … Wiktionary
pesthouse — pest·house .hau̇s n a shelter or hospital for those infected with a pestilential or contagious disease … Medical dictionary
pesthouse — pest•house [[t]ˈpɛstˌhaʊs[/t]] n. pl. hous•es [[t] ˌhaʊ zɪz[/t]] pat a house or hospital for persons infected with pestilential disease • Etymology: 1605–15 … From formal English to slang
pesthouse — noun hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) • Syn: ↑lazaretto, ↑lazaret, ↑lazarette, ↑lazar house • Hypernyms: ↑hospital, ↑infirmary … Useful english dictionary
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