mud bath
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3.5
- noun
- /mʌd bæθ/
:
baño de barro
- I just took a mud bath.
- take a mud bath
- spa with mud baths
- mud baths and beauty treatments
Examples
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Aunt Honey had told them that mud facials and mud baths were the rage at Rancho Eleganza.
Fiction book (1993) -
No way is she going to leave all that health and beauty spa stuff—mud baths, ice skating, massages.
Fiction book (1993) -
Instead, you get to hang out with them all day, feed them, give them a mud bath, clean them off in the water.
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Too dirty to drink, but perfect for a mud bath.
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Do they have these thermal mud baths?
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Boy, that thermal mud bath is incredible, isn't it?
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Sandi had scheduled them for yoga, Swedish wraps, mud baths, the temple of healing, and the dip of life.
Blog text (34) -
After a long week, I decided to treat myself to a relaxing mud bath at the spa.
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Many people believe that a mud bath can help soothe sore muscles and improve skin health.
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The hotel offers several wellness packages, including daily mud baths for maximum relaxation.
Synonyms
591
1.0
An act of washing the body by soaking in water in a bathtub
17
1.9
A bath with foamy scented water to relax in
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3.2
Washing the body with a wet cloth without using a shower or bath
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3.6
A small bath that people use to clean and warm the feet
1
6.4
A small bath you sit in that covers only the hips and bottom
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Morphology
The meaning 'a bath or treatment using mud' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'mud' (sticky wet earth) with 'bath' (an immersing or treatment), following a common noun+noun compounding pattern. This concept is cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish 'baño de barro', French 'bain de boue'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase mud bath comes from the simple idea of covering the body in warm mud for a healing soak or bath. People believed the warm mud helped the body relax and feel better, so today 'mud bath' means a treatment where someone is covered or soaked in mud for health or relaxation.