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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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["o]lite) found near Bath, used for building. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [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] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: 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}] From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]: bath /bat/ pretty