bath
7 definitions found
bath - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Bath \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.
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Bath \Bath\ (b[.a]th; 61), n.; pl. Baths (b[.a][th]z). [AS.
b[ae][eth]; akin to OS. & Icel. ba[eth], Sw., Dan., D., & G.
bad, and perh. to G. b[aum]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.
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2. Water or other liquid for bathing.
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3. A receptacle or place where persons may immerse or wash
their bodies in water.
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4. A building containing an apartment or a series of
apartments arranged for bathing.
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Among the ancients, the public baths were of amazing
extent and magnificence. --Gwilt.
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5. (Chem.) A medium, as heated sand, ashes, steam, hot air,
through which heat is applied to a body.
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6. (Photog.) A solution in which plates or prints are
immersed; also, the receptacle holding the solution.
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Note: Bath is used adjectively or in combination, in an
obvious sense of or for baths or bathing; as, bathroom,
bath tub, bath keeper.
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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.
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Bath \Bath\, n.
A city in the west of England, resorted to for its hot
springs, which has given its name to various objects.
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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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bath - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :
bath
n 1: a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed
(as to process it or to maintain it at a constant
temperature or to lubricate it); "she soaked the etching in
an acid bath"
2: you soak and wash your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath
every morning"
3: a relatively large open container that you fill with water
and use to wash the body [syn: bathtub, bathing tub,
bath, tub]
4: an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons
5: a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for
its hot springs and Roman remains
6: a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and
usually a washbasin and toilet [syn: bathroom, bath]
v 1: clean one's body by immersion into water; "The child should
bathe every day" [syn: bathe, bath]
bath - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :
Bath
a Hebrew liquid measure, the tenth part of an homer (1 Kings
7:26, 38; Ezek. 45:10, 14). It contained 8 gallons 3 quarts of
our measure. "Ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath" (Isa.
5:10) denotes great unproductiveness.
bath - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :
Bath, IL (village, FIPS 4156)
Location: 40.19113 N, 90.14238 W
Population (1990): 388 (216 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Bath, IN
Zip code(s): 47010
Bath, ME (city, FIPS 3355)
Location: 43.93807 N, 69.83742 W
Population (1990): 9799 (4236 housing units)
Area: 23.7 sq km (land), 10.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 04530
Bath, MI
Zip code(s): 48808
Bath, NC (town, FIPS 3840)
Location: 35.46541 N, 76.81506 W
Population (1990): 154 (108 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27808
Bath, NH
Zip code(s): 03740
Bath, NY (village, FIPS 4759)
Location: 42.33700 N, 77.31843 W
Population (1990): 5801 (2640 housing units)
Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Bath, PA (borough, FIPS 4432)
Location: 40.72758 N, 75.39179 W
Population (1990): 2358 (914 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 18014
Bath, SD
Zip code(s): 57427
bath - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
108 Moby Thesaurus words for "bath":
Finnish bath, Japanese bath, Russian bath, Swedish bath,
Turkish 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, fixing bath, flooding, hip bath, hosing, hosing down,
humidification, hummum, immersion, inundation, irrigation,
kitchen sink, lavabo, lavatory, laving, mercury bath, mikvah,
moistening, needle bath, piscina, plunge bath, public baths,
rest room, rinsing, 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, tepidarium, thermae, tub, wash, wash barrel,
wash boiler, washbasin, washbowl, washdish, washer,
washing machine, washing pot, washpot, washroom, washstand,
washtub, watering, watering place, wetting, whirlpool bath
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