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bains

bains is the plural of bain.

Meaning of bain

Noun

bain (plural bains)

  1. (obsolete) A bath.
    • THus was sir Tramtryst longe there wel cherysshed / with the kynge and the quene /[…]/ So vpon a daye / the quene and la beale Isoud made a bayne for syre Tramtryst / And whan he was in his bayne / the quene and Isoud her doughter romed vp & doune in the chamber / and there whyles Gouernail and...1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xj”, in Le Morte Darthur, book VIII

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Proper noun capitalized: Bains

Bains

  1. A surname.

Questions about bains

What does bains mean?
Bains means a surname.
What is bains the plural of?
Bains is the plural of bain.
What part of speech is bains?
Bains is a proper noun.

Words near bains in the dictionary

  1. bainins
  2. bainite
  3. bainites
  4. bainitic
  5. bainly
  6. bains
  7. bains-marie
  8. Bainter
  9. Bainters
  10. Bainton
  11. Baintons

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