bath

bath
I. noun (plural baths) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bæth; akin to Old High German bad bath, Old High German bāen to warm Date: before 12th century 1. a washing or soaking (as in water or steam) of all or part of the body 2. a. water used for bathing b. (1) a contained liquid for a special purpose (2) a receptacle holding the liquid c. (1) a medium for regulating the temperature of something placed in or on it (2) a vessel containing this medium 3. a. bathroom b. a building containing an apartment or a series of rooms designed for bathing c. spa 1 — usually used in plural d. British swimming pool — often used in plural 4. a. the quality or state of being covered with a liquid b. flood 3 5. bathtub 6. a financial setback ; loss <
took a bath in the market
> II. verb Date: 15th century transitive verb British to give a bath to intransitive verb British to take a bath III. noun Etymology: Hebrew Date: 14th century an ancient Hebrew liquid measure corresponding to the ephah of dry measure

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