bath sheet

[ bath, bahth ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bath sheet¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

She aged a twelvemonth between the hand-glass at the bottom and the bath-sheet on the top.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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If the bath-sheet were warmed you would run no chance of being chilled.

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