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[1] : The 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.
   1913 webster

[2] : 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.
      1913 webster

   3. a receptacle or place where persons may immerse or wash
      their bodies in water.
      1913 webster

   4. a building containing an apartment or a series of
      apartments arranged for bathing.
      1913 webster

            among the ancients, the public baths were of amazing
            extent and magnificence.              --gwilt.
      1913 webster

   5. chem. a medium, as heated sand, ashes, steam, hot air,
      through which heat is applied to a body.
      1913 webster

   6. photog. a solution in which plates or prints are
      immersed; also, the receptacle holding the solution.
      1913 webster

   note: bath is used adjectively or in combination, in an
         obvious sense of or for baths or bathing; as, bathroom,
         bath tub, bath keeper.
         1913 webster

   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 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bath \bath\, n.
   a city in the west of england, resorted to for its hot
   springs, which has given its name to various objects.
   1913 webster

   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"olite found near
      bath, used for building.
      1913 webster
see also:
bath brick bath chair bath metal bath note bath stone 
[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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 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, 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 bath or shower and
        usually a washbasin and toilet syn: bathroom
     v : clean one's body by immersion into water; "the child should
         bathe every day" syn: bathe
see also:
bathtub bathing tub tub bathroom bathe 
[5] : 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




[6] : 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.
   

[7] : THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)
bath, n.  a kind of mystic ceremony substituted for religious worship,
with what spiritual efficacy has not been determined.

    the man who taketh a steam bath
    he loseth all the skin he hath,
    and, for he's boiled a brilliant red,
    thinketh to cleanliness he's wed,
    forgetting that his lungs he's soiling
    with dirty vapors of the boiling.
                                                          richard gwow



[8] : 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 codes: 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 codes: 04530
bath, mi
  zip codes: 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 codes: 27808
bath, nh
  zip codes: 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 codes: 18014
bath, sd
  zip codes: 57427

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
bath -- u.s. county in kentucky
   population 2000:    11085
   housing units 2000: 4994
   land area 2000:     279.458433 sq. miles 723.793989 sq. km
   water area 2000:    4.484921 sq. miles 11.615891 sq. km
   total area 2000:    283.943354 sq. miles 735.409880 sq. km
   located within:       kentucky ky, fips 21
   location:             38.147434 n, 83.758080 w
   headwords:
    bath
    bath, ky
    bath county
    bath county, ky


[10] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
bath -- u.s. county in virginia
   population 2000:    5048
   housing units 2000: 2896
   land area 2000:     531.862887 sq. miles 1377.518496 sq. km
   water area 2000:    2.701166 sq. miles 6.995988 sq. km
   total area 2000:    534.564053 sq. miles 1384.514484 sq. km
   located within:       virginia va, fips 51
   location:             38.045393 n, 79.745878 w
   headwords:
    bath
    bath, va
    bath county
    bath county, va


[11] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
bath, ny -- u.s. village in new york
   population 2000:    5641
   housing units 2000: 2826
   land area 2000:     2.878165 sq. miles 7.454414 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    2.878165 sq. miles 7.454414 sq. km
   fips code:            04759
   located within:       new york ny, fips 36
   location:             42.337650 n, 77.316876 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    bath, ny
    bath


[12] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
bath, nc -- u.s. town in north carolina
   population 2000:    275
   housing units 2000: 150
   land area 2000:     0.362324 sq. miles 0.938416 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.689536 sq. miles 1.785890 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.051860 sq. miles 2.724306 sq. km
   fips code:            03840
   located within:       north carolina nc, fips 37
   location:             35.474437 n, 76.808863 w
   zip codes 1990:     27808
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    bath, nc
    bath


[13] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
bath, il -- u.s. village in illinois
   population 2000:    310
   housing units 2000: 153
   land area 2000:     0.365195 sq. miles 0.945850 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000404 sq. miles 0.001046 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.365599 sq. miles 0.946896 sq. km
   fips code:            04156
   located within:       illinois il, fips 17
   location:             40.191336 n, 90.140819 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    bath, il
    bath


[14] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
bath, pa -- u.s. borough in pennsylvania
   population 2000:    2678
   housing units 2000: 1126
   land area 2000:     0.904562 sq. miles 2.342805 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000851 sq. miles 0.002205 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.905413 sq. miles 2.345010 sq. km
   fips code:            04432
   located within:       pennsylvania pa, fips 42
   location:             40.726556 n, 75.390338 w
   zip codes 1990:     18014
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    bath, pa
    bath


[15] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
bath, me -- u.s. city in maine
   population 2000:    9266
   housing units 2000: 4383
   land area 2000:     9.112698 sq. miles 23.601779 sq. km
   water area 2000:    4.124289 sq. miles 10.681859 sq. km
   total area 2000:    13.236987 sq. miles 34.283638 sq. km
   fips code:            03355
   located within:       maine me, fips 23
   location:             43.916293 n, 69.822565 w
   zip codes 1990:     04530
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    bath, me
    bath


[16] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
bath, wv -- u.s. town in west virginia
   population 2000:    663
   housing units 2000: 379
   land area 2000:     0.245007 sq. miles 0.634566 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.245007 sq. miles 0.634566 sq. km
   fips code:            04876
   located within:       west virginia wv, fips 54
   location:             39.625562 n, 78.226862 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    bath, wv
    bath



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