illutation

English

Etymology

From il- (“in”) + Latin lutum (“mud”).

Noun

illutation (countable and uncountable, plural illutations)

1. (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.