| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  b th, bäth |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. baths (bthz, bäthz, bths, bäths)
1a. The act of soaking or cleansing the body, as in water or steam. b. The water used for cleansing the body. 2a. A bathtub. b. A bathroom. 3. A building equipped for bathing. 4. A resort providing therapeutic baths; a spa. Often used in the plural. 5a. A liquid in which something is dipped or soaked for processing: immersed the metal in an acid bath. b. A container holding such a liquid: emptied the bath of dye. 6a. A medium, such as oil or sand, that controls the temperature of objects placed in it. b. A container holding such a medium. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old English bæth.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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