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Bath Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Bath?
[n] you soak your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning"
[n] a vessel in which something is immersed to maintain it at a constant temperature or to process or lubricate it [n] a room (as in a residence) containing a bath or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet [n] a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body [n] an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons [v] clean one's body by immersion into water; "The child should take a bath every day" Synonyms | Synonyms for Bath: bathe | bathroom Related Terms | Find terms related to Bath: acid bath | affusion | aquamanile | aspergation | aspersion | automatic dishwasher | bagnio | balneae | balneum | baptism | basin | bathe | bathhouse | bathing | bathroom | baths | bathtub | bedewing | bidet | caldarium | cold shower | dampening | damping | deluge | dewing | dip | dishpan | dishwasher | douche | drowning | ewer | finger bowl | Finnish bath | fixing bath | flooding | hip bath | hosing | hosing down | humidification | hummum | immersion | inundation | irrigation | Japanese bath | kitchen sink | lavabo | lavatory | laving | mercury bath | mikvah | moistening | needle bath | piscina | plunge bath | public baths | rest room | rinsing | Russian bath | sauna | sauna bath | sheep dip | shower | shower bath | shower curtain | shower head | shower room | shower stall | showers | sink | sitz bath | spa | sparging | spattering | splashing | splattering | sponge | sponge bath | spraying | sprinkling | steam room | submersion | sudarium | sudatorium | swashing | sweat bath | sweat room | Swedish bath | tepidarium | thermae | tub | Turkish bath | wash | wash barrel | wash boiler | washbasin | washbowl | washdish | washer | washing machine | washing pot | washpot | washroom | washstand | washtub | watering | watering place | wetting | whirlpool bath See Also | ablution | abode | bath | bathing | bathing tub | bathtub | bubble bath | can | clean | cleanse | commode | crapper | domicile | dwelling | dwelling house | foment | footbath | habitation | handbasin | hip bath | home | homer | hot tub | Jacuzzi | kor | lavabo | liquid measure | liquid unit | mud bath | pot | potty | room | shower bath | shower stall | sitz bath | stool | throne | toilet | tub | vessel | washbasin | washbowl | wash-hand basin | washup Bath In Webster's Dictionary \Bath\ (b[.a]th; 61), n.; pl. {Baths} (b[.a]thz). [AS.
b[ae][eth]; akin to OS. & Icel. ba[eth], Sw., Dan., D., & G.
bad, and perh. to G. b["a]hen to foment.]
1. The act of exposing the body, or part of the body, for
purposes of cleanliness, comfort, health, etc., to water,
vapor, hot air, or the like; as, a cold or a hot bath; a
medicated bath; a steam bath; a hip bath.
2. Water or other liquid for bathing.
3. A receptacle or place where persons may immerse or wash
their bodies in water.
4. A building containing an apartment or a series of
apartments arranged for bathing.
Among the ancients, the public baths were of amazing
extent and magnificence. --Gwilt.
5. (Chem.) A medium, as heated sand, ashes, steam, hot air,
through which heat is applied to a body.
6. (Photog.) A solution in which plates or prints are
immersed; also, the receptacle holding the solution.
Note: Bath is used adjectively or in combination, in an
obvious sense of or for baths or bathing; as, bathroom,
bath tub, bath keeper.
{Douche bath}. See {Douche}.
{Order of the Bath}, a high order of British knighthood,
composed of three classes, viz., knights grand cross,
knights commanders, and knights companions, abbreviated
thus: G. C. B., K. C. B., K. B.
{Russian bath}, a kind of vapor bath which consists in a
prolonged exposure of the body to the influence of the
steam of water, followed by washings and shampooings.
{Turkish bath}, a kind of bath in which a profuse
perspiration is produced by hot air, after which the body
is washed and shampooed.
{Bath house}, a house used for the purpose of bathing; --
also a small house, near a bathing place, where a bather
undresses and dresses.
\Bath\, n. [Heb.] A Hebrew measure containing the tenth of a homer, or five gallons and three pints, as a measure for liquids; and two pecks and five quarts, as a dry measure. \Bath\, n. A city in the west of England, resorted to for its hot springs, which has given its name to various objects. {Bath brick}, a preparation of calcareous earth, in the form of a brick, used for cleaning knives, polished metal, etc. {Bath chair}, a kind of chair on wheels, as used by invalids at Bath. ``People walked out, or drove out, or were pushed out in their Bath chairs.'' --Dickens. {Bath metal}, an alloy consisting of four and a half ounces of zinc and one pound of copper. {Bath note}, a folded writing paper, 8 1/2 by 14 inches. {Bath stone}, a species of limestone (o["o]lite) found near Bath, used for building. |
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