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Meanings of shower-bath in English

An area in which one bathes underneath a spray of water.

Usage of shower-bath in English
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The news of his death was like a shower-bath; it roused her.
Hard Cash
2
These words had the effect of a cold shower-bath on M. Casimir.
The Count's Millions
3
But the elephant was not satisfied with giving them a single shower-bath.
The Cliff Climbers / A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters"
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By the by, now you have invented the shower-bath, please discover soap.
Foul Play
5
At the back was a kitchen, storeroom, and even a tiny shower-bath.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
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This last word fell like a cold shower-bath upon Wilkie's exultant joy.
Baron Trigault's Vengeance
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And then his eye caught the water-proof sheet of the shower-bath.
The Coming of Bill
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The meanest house is equipped with a water-closet and a shower-bath.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 / The Recent Da...
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But what interests me most is the way in which he circumvents the shower-bath.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition...
10
The next moment the thing has begun, and you are standing in a shower-bath.
Mike
11
Little thrills of nervousness seemed running down her back like drops from a shower-bath.
The Luckiest Girl in the School
12
Fido stands in the shower-bath and pulls the lever decisively.
The sealed letter
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Here the doctor ordered him a cold shower-bath of unparalleled duration: half an hour.
Hard Cash
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He was emerging from a shower-bath, and looked as pleased with himself as usual.
The Clicking of Cuthbert
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Shortly afterwards, another friend advised me to get up and take a cold shower-bath.
Sketches New and Old
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Shortly afterward, another friend advised me to get up and take a cold shower-bath.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
Shower-bath through the time