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.