[G., f. kur, cur, CURE sb.1 + saal hall, room.] A public building at a German health resort, provided for the use and entertainment of visitors; hence, sometimes, a similar building at an English watering-place.
1849. Thackeray, Pendennis, lvi. The resolute old gentleman … made his appearance in the halls of the Kursaal. Ibid. The Kursaal band at the bath.
1899. Westm. Gaz., 14 Sept., 10/2. The Margate and Southend Kursaals, Limited.
