illutation
English
Etymology
From il- (“in”) + Latin lutum (“mud”).
Noun
illutation (countable and uncountable, plural illutations)
- (archaic) The act of smearing the body with mud, especially with the sediment from mineral springs; a mud bath.
References
- “illutation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.