Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Act of taking a bath or baths.
- noun a small room on wheels, to be driven into the water, for the convenience of bathers, who undress and dress therein.
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- adjective Designed for use whilst bathing.
- noun The act of taking a bath.
- verb Present participle of
bathe . - verb Present participle of
bath .
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- noun immersing the body in water or sunshine
- noun the act of washing yourself (or another person)
Etymologies
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Examples
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_Which do you prefer -- sea bathing or fresh water bathing_?
Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children Pye Henry Chavasse 1844
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In some of these places, particularly in Styria, water must be fetched from fountains handled by pumps; bathing is done in simple wooden tubs or otherwise.
Red Cross Report 2010
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Second, bathing is not necessarily a “necessary” activity at all times.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Richard Thaler Responds to Critics of Libertarian Paternalism 2010
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Second, bathing is not necessarily a “necessary” activity at all times.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Richard Thaler Responds to Critics of Libertarian Paternalism 2010
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I also swear by putting my kids in bathing suits, giving them scrub brushes, and letting them scrub down any indoor surface that can stand scrubbing.
Boot Skootin’ Snot Boogerin’ Nobody’s Sleepin’ Boogie | Her Bad Mother 2009
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Not cleaning before bathing is a major omission in the Western concept of the bath.
Dr. Susanne Bennett: Detox Your Body: Bathing for Better Health Dr. Susanne Bennett 2010
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Shannon Gooding from Queen Anne showed up, flanked by five kids in bathing suits, intending to ask the city not to close down her pool.
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On the edge of the farther side, facing him, in bathing suits, legs dangling toward the water, sat three terrified nymphs.
CHAPTER IX 2010
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Yeah, bathing is not a nightly occurrence around here either.
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It's a little strange to criticize a beauty contest because only beautiful people (according to or current standards) can enter and not people who are overweight/look horrible in bathing suits because of their moles/whatever.
beauty nathreee 2010
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