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Bathed

Bathe \Bathe\ (b[=a][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bathed (b[=a][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Bathing.] [OE. ba[eth]ien, AS. ba[eth]ian, fr. b[ae][eth] bath. See 1st Bath, and cf. Bay to bathe.]

  1. To wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a bath.

    Chancing to bathe himself in the River Cydnus.
    --South.

  2. To lave; to wet. ``The lake which bathed the foot of the Alban mountain.''
    --T. Arnold.

  3. To moisten or suffuse with a liquid.

    And let us bathe our hands in C[ae]sar's blood.
    --Shak.

  4. To apply water or some liquid medicament to; as, to bathe the eye with warm water or with sea water; to bathe one's forehead with camphor.

  5. To surround, or envelop, as water surrounds a person immersed. ``The rosy shadows bathe me. ''
    --Tennyson. ``The bright sunshine bathing all the world.''
    --Longfellow.

Wiktionary
bathed

vb. 1 (en-past of: bathe) 2 (en-past of: bath)

Usage examples of "bathed".

The light bathed her, burnt the soul-eaters and the lightkeeper soothed her with warm words and his warm light.

Another Ertoi was shielding my face from the brilliant sunset, his saurian face kind and compassionate as he bathed my face and hands.

Starlight from the Milky Way bathed her, too, but the only sound was her even breathing as she allowed her mind to open fully to the mindless, echo freedom of deep space.

Dorcas was so enjoying having her legs bathed that she didn't even notice my grasping.

The church faced east and west, with high slit windows letting in a morning light that bathed the whitened walls in glorious shades of lemon yellow and pure white.

Alex, you haven't eaten anything in over six hours, you haven't slept in twenty, and you haven't bathed or changed your clothes in forty-eight!

The girl with the perfume box stood, smiling truly this time as the blood bathed her.

She didn't need another shower but after she had changed to suitable clothing for the sad duty, she bathed her face in cold water until he arrived.

Starlight from the Milky Way bathed her, too, but the only sound was her even breathing as she allowed her mind to open fully to the mindless, echo-freedom of deep space.

The upper hemisphere was bathed in the Beijing's external lights and glowed, slickly metallic.

In fact, she was aware of some very important change in herself as she bathed and dressed.

She changed her coverall and realized from the grime on her wrists and ankles that she hadn't bathed since coming to the ranges.

Golden curtains were richly draped to complete the frame which was bathed in a gentle glow of diffused light.

When she had bathed and dressed with some care, she made her way to the dining hall she hadn't patronized in she couldn't remember how long.

When they could dig down to clean snow during the rest halts, they bathed their faces, trying to relieve the irritation.