footbath

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footbath

  • /ˈfʊtbɑːθ/ UK
  • /ˈfɵtbɑːθ/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /ˈfʊtbaθ/ Northern England
  • /ˈfʉtbaθ/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
  • /ˈfʊtbæθ/ US
  • /ˈfʊtbɐːθ/ Australia, New Zealand

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From foot + bath.

noun footbaths · foot bath · foot-bath

  1. The act of soaking or washing the feet. Besides the above auxiliaries, our author occasionally recommends topical bleeding, exercise, friction, footbaths, &c.
  2. A small basin or bath designed for soaking or washing the feet. [T]he portion [of the nail] which projects beyond the fingers or toes should be excised, so that it may not prevent the motions of the hands or feet. If the nail has no very considerable thickness, this may be done wit a pair of strong scissors, after it has been softened by the employment of the fo
  3. A liquid mixture, often medicinal, for soaking or washing the feet with. Rosemary essential oil can be used alone or in combination with thyme oil and sage tea in a deodorizing footbath that also helps relieve aching feet.

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noun act of washing the feet

Españolbaño de pie
Portuguêspedilúvio, escalda-pés
Françaisbain de pieds
DeutschFußbad
Русскийножна́я ва́нна nožnája vánna

noun small basin or bath designed for washing feet

Españolpediluvio
日本語足湯 ashiyu
Françaispédiluve
DeutschFußbad
Italianopediluvio
Русскийножна́я ва́нна nožnája vánna

noun liquid mixture for washing the feet with

DeutschFußbad
Русскийножна́я ва́нна nožnája vánna

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@misc{footbath_2026,
  title = {footbath},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/footbath},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}