Turkish bath
a bath in which the bather, after copious perspiration in a steam room, showers and has a rubdown.
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How to use Turkish bath in a sentence
It was not that he really minded the word used to indicate the process which obtains in a Turkish bath.
December Love | Robert HichensFor some hours the packet containing it had hung in the dressing-room of a London Turkish bath.
When It Was Dark | Guy ThorneThis is the best arranged Turkish bath that I have ever yet seen, the ventilation is excellent.
The Aristocracy of London: Part I: Kensington | AnonymousIt's too easy, and it elevates religion to the dignity of a Turkish-bath, Ulick retorted.
Painted Veils | James HunekerI prefer him to the hybrid of a professional cricketer and a Turkish-bath man.
Mrs. Craddock | W. Somerset Maugham
British Dictionary definitions for Turkish bath
a type of bath in which the bather sweats freely in hot dry air, is then washed, often massaged, and has a cold plunge or shower
(sometimes plural) an establishment where such a bath is obtainable
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