bathing
131Canadian bathing costume — noun (formerly) a woollen swimming costume consisting of a pair of woollen pants fastened with a drawstring and extending halfway down the thighs, and a sleeveless guernsey, often in dark blue with white bands; originally two piece but later one… …
132Islāmic bath — ▪ bathing establishment Arabic Ḥammān, public bathing establishment developed in countries under Islāmic rule that reflects the fusion of a primitive Eastern bath tradition and the elaborate Roman bathing process. A typical bath house… …
