| 单词 | douche bath |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdouche bath douche bath n. [perhaps after German Duschbad (1790 or earlier)] now historical the application of a jet or stream of water to the body, a shower; (also) the equipment used for this, usually consisting of an elevated cistern from which a tube or pipe descends. ΚΠ 1828 Morning Post 22 Oct. When he went to Marienburgh he associated with the gayest company, and for his health was in the habit of taking the ‘Douche bath’. 1868 Daily News 7 Aug. A..bath-house, with plunge-bath, douche-bath, and shower-baths of different sorts. 1883 J. Payn Thicker than Water xxxv. 275 I don't mind a sprinkling; but no one likes a douche bath of it. 1922 Illustr. London News 16 Dec. 994/2 The shallow stone douche-bath, with its overflow-basin. 2002 W. Zimmermann First Great Triumph ii. 76 Without the array of modern medical options, Dr. Chalcot prescribed douche baths, tonics, and bromides. < as lemmas |
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