footbath
noun
foot·bath
ˈfu̇t-ˌbath 
-ˌbäth
: a bath for cleansing, warming, soothing, or disinfecting the feet
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Those measures include washing down car tires, limiting visitors, requiring staff to shower before and after entering the facility, and using footbaths with disinfectant for shoes.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
Roman ruins, 19th-century holiday homes, Medieval stone footbaths, and modern-day megayachts all dazzlingly co-exist together; the island’s natural beauty is amplified by the effortless sprezzatura of the habitués.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 9 July 2024
Another handy feature of this footbath massager is a red light therapy mode that increases blood flow and circulation.
—Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023
This entails three steps, a calming footbath and relaxing massage, turn down service setting the temperature, lighting and humidity for ideal sleep, and a scented candle, pillow spray and bedtime book waiting for you by your bedside.
—Rana Good, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
At Thomas’ house, Patkotak made a footbath for the mother, helped burp the baby and made sure the dogs didn’t break through the gate outside the house.
—Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Nov. 2022
Filling a footbath with gazpacho.
—Scott Jacobson, The New Yorker, 3 July 2021
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
Roman ruins, 19th-century holiday homes, Medieval stone footbaths, and modern-day megayachts all dazzlingly co-exist together; the island’s natural beauty is amplified by the effortless sprezzatura of the habitués.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 9 July 2024
Another handy feature of this footbath massager is a red light therapy mode that increases blood flow and circulation.
—Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023
This entails three steps, a calming footbath and relaxing massage, turn down service setting the temperature, lighting and humidity for ideal sleep, and a scented candle, pillow spray and bedtime book waiting for you by your bedside.
—Rana Good, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
At Thomas’ house, Patkotak made a footbath for the mother, helped burp the baby and made sure the dogs didn’t break through the gate outside the house.
—Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Nov. 2022
Filling a footbath with gazpacho.
—Scott Jacobson, The New Yorker, 3 July 2021
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footbath
noun
foot·bath
ˈfu̇t-ˌbath, -ˌbȧth
: a bath for cleansing, warming, soothing, or disinfecting the feet
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