单词 | scotch douche |
释义 | > as lemmasScotch douche Scotch douche n. [compare French douche écossaise (1825 or earlier)] a hydrotherapeutic treatment in which a jet or stream of hot water, alternating with one of cold, is applied to (part of) the body. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > bathing > a bath > douche douche1739 spout bath1824 Scotch douche1839 1839 Med. Examiner 29 June 410 (table) Waters taken internally, in baths, and Scotch douches upon the head. 1914 G. M. Niles Diagnosis & Treatm. Digestive Dis. xi. 268 The Scotch douche consists of a single application of water at each temperature—first hot then cold. 2004 D. Mernagh-Ward & J. Cartwright Health & Beauty Therapy vi. 159 The Scotch douche treatment..is believed to help sufferers of migraines and..aches and pains in the back. < as lemmas |
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