单词 | to drink the waters |
释义 | > as lemmasto drink the waters b. spec. to drink the waters: i.e. at a spa medicinally. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatments using water > practise hydropathy [verb (intransitive)] > frequent or visit spas > drink medicinal waters to drink the watersc1681 c1681 Viscountess Campden in 12th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1890) App. v. 56 My sister..was troubled with malincoly, so went to drinke Astrope watter. 1713 London Gaz. No. 5130/9 The Elector intends..to drink the Waters at Pirmond. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 699 Annandale..retired to Bath, and pretended to drink the waters. < as lemmas |
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