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bath sheet

American  
[bath, bahth] / bæθ, bɑθ /

noun

  1. an extra-large bath towel, especially one at least 3 feet (1 meter) wide and 5 feet (1.5 meters) long.


Etymology

Origin of bath sheet

First recorded in 1895–1900

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While I put on flannel bottoms, he held the bath sheet over my shoulders, and as I buttoned the top, he took slippers and pushed them on my feet.

From New York Times Apr. 29, 2022

This a boon if you like a hot bath sheet after a cold plunge on a winter's morning.

From The House in Good Taste by Elsie de Wolfe

A large India rubber bath, for instance, and a bath sheet to go under it.

From The Slowcoach by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas

He stepped from the tent, clad loosely in a bath sheet, and bestowed a kiss upon his wife's downcast face in passing.

From The Way of an Eagle by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell

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