Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bath \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 \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.
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.
Source : WordNet®
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}]
bath
v : clean one's body by immersion into water; "The child should
bathe every day" [syn: {bathe}]