bain (1), baine, bayne, baigne ( g silent)

[Fr. bain = bath, bathing, bathing tub, bathing-machine, bathing-place; Sp. baño; Ital. bag no a bath; bagnio a cistern, a bathing-tub.] [BAIN, v.t. ] A bath. and never would leave it off but when he went into the stew or bain ."-Holland: Pany, ii. 70 a bayne of things hings aperitive or opening,."Vigoe: Anatomie. (Boucher.) * bain (2), s. [BAN.]