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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

Example Sentences

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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

The tragedy is, no one is ever as helplessly exposed as when conducting the dance of the seven veils with a pair of knickers and a soggy bath sheet.

From The Guardian

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg