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Definitions for: 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"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: bathe, bathroom
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
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