[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bath \bath\ b.ath; 61, n.; pl. baths b.athz. as.
   baeeth; akin to os.  icel. baeth, sw., dan., d.,  g.
   bad, and perh. to g. baumhen 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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
baths douche bath douche order of the bath russian bath turkish bath 
bath house 

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