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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. |
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Water or other liquid for bathing. |
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A receptacle or place where persons may immerse or wash their
bodies in water. |
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A building containing an apartment or a series of apartments
arranged for bathing. |
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A medium, as heated sand, ashes, steam, hot air, through
which heat is applied to a body. |
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A solution in which plates or prints are immersed; also, the
receptacle holding the solution. |
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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. |
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A city in the west of England, resorted to for its hot
springs, which has given its name to various objects. |