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Private members leisure club in Glasgow, Scotland
The Western Baths Club "the Baths" is a Victorian-era private swimming and leisure club founded in 1876. The Club remains at its original site at 12 Cranworth
Western_Baths
Dry-air sweating and washing bath
British Empire, in the United States, and in some Western European countries. Victorian Turkish baths were opened as small commercial businesses, and later
Victorian_Turkish_baths
Abandoned saltwater swimming pool complex in San Francisco
the Sutro Baths were opened to the public as the world's largest indoor swimming pool establishment. The baths were built on the western side of San
Sutro_Baths
included two sets of monumental baths: the Western and the Eastern Baths, and all the rooms of the grander Western Baths were more elegantly arranged with
Roman Villa Palazzi di Casignana
Roman_Villa_Palazzi_di_Casignana
Victorian Turkish baths in Swindon, England
but also in the world. In 1860, the Great Western Railway Company (GWR) approved the provision of Turkish baths for its workers and their families by its
Victorian Turkish baths, Swindon
Victorian_Turkish_baths,_Swindon
Ancient Punic and Roman city in southern Tunisia
BCE. On the inland side, the western and northwestern edges of the site include additional necropolis as well as baths and gymnasia, reflecting the city's
Gigthis
Ancient Roman bath, a landmark of Rome, Italy
The Baths of Caracalla (Italian: Terme di Caracalla) in Rome, Italy, were the city's second largest Roman public bath complex, or thermae, after the Baths
Baths_of_Caracalla
Ancient Roman bath in Rome, Italy
The Baths of Diocletian (Latin: Thermae Diocletiani, Italian: Terme di Diocleziano) were public baths in ancient Rome. Named after emperor Diocletian
Baths_of_Diocletian
2016 BBC television miniseries
the rest of Ladbroke Grove in London. Filming also made use of the Western Baths Club. The Ballantine Castings Factory in Bo'ness was used for the bombed-out
Rillington_Place
Swimming club in Edinburgh, Scotland
The Drumsheugh Baths Club is a private swimming club in the West End of Edinburgh, Scotland founded in 1882 and opened in 1884. Ahead of its opening in
Drumsheugh_Baths_Club
British artist
of performance art was her use of synchronised swimmers at Glasgow's Western Baths Club for "Sink" which was commissioned by Glasgow's The Common Guild
Janice_Kerbel
Scottish writer and broadcaster
the city of Glasgow. He died in Glasgow Western Infirmary on 11 April 1991. Baths: the story of the Western Baths, Hillhead from 1876 to 1990 by W.M. Mann;
Jack_House
Largest city in Scotland
"Two historic baths clubs in Glasgow given A-list status". BBC News. 24 February 2014. Historic Environment Scotland. "Western Baths Club, 8–12 (Even
Glasgow
Gallo-Roman town
rebuilt or renovated (such as the civic center and western baths), while new constructions (the eastern baths and private buildings) were also added. Artisan
Anderitum_(Gaul)
Swimming location in Perth, Western Australia
Bicton Baths is a popular swimming location on the Swan River in Bicton, Western Australia, commonly used by for prawn hunting, diving training, swimming
Bicton_Baths
Buildings with swimming pools or other facilities for bathing
Public baths originated when most people in population centers did not have access to private bathing facilities. Though termed "public", they have often
Public_bathing
Archaeological sites in Italy
from large public baths, such as the Forum Baths, to smaller, often private ones, such as the small baths (Regio I, XIX, 5). Baths in Ostia, like elsewhere
Baths_at_Ostia
Public bathing place in ancient Greece
Greek baths were bath complexes suitable for bathing and cleaning in ancient Greece, similar in concept to that of the Roman baths. Greek baths are a
Greek_baths
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
The Barbara Baths (German: Barbarathermen) are a large Roman bath complex in Augusta Treverorum, modern-day Trier, Germany. Stretching over 42,000 square
Barbara_Baths
Australian coastline particularly in New South Wales. Ocean pools or ocean baths are defined as public seawater pools sited on a rocky surf coast, so that
Ocean_pools_in_Australia
Ancient city-state and archaeological area in Cyprus
caldarium, and a tepidarium to the north. The western baths possessed a series of axially aligned baths along the northwest wall of the nymphaeum. The
Kourion
relay Renfrew Baths / Norman Hamilton 200y breaststroke, medley relay Western Baths, Glasgow / Guy Robertson 440y freestyle Pollockshields Baths, Glasgow
Scotland at the 1934 British Empire Games
Scotland_at_the_1934_British_Empire_Games
Place of public bathing common in Muslim societies
of preserved Andalusian baths include the Bañuelo of Granada, the Arab Baths of Ronda, the Arab Baths of Jaén, and the baths in the Alcazar of Jerez de
Hammam
Public baths in Carlisle, England (temporarily closed)
Friends of Carlisle Victorian and Turkish Baths, is seeking to reopen the baths. The building's red-brick western façade faces onto James Street; it was
Carlisle_Turkish_baths
Former Victorian building in Dublin, Ireland
The Victorian Turkish baths, Dublin, Lincoln Place, were the first purpose-built Victorian Turkish baths in the Irish capital, opening on 2 February 1860
Victorian Turkish baths, Dublin, Lincoln Place
Victorian_Turkish_baths,_Dublin,_Lincoln_Place
Washing of the body with a liquid
outraged Western tourists". At the beginning of the Edo period (1603–1868) there were two different types of baths. In Edo, hot-water baths ('湯屋 yuya)
Bathing
Archaeological site in west-central Tunisia
period and equipped with a large masonry wall. The Western Baths, also known as the 'Capitol Baths,' were converted into a church either in the 4th century
Makthar_(archaeological_site)
Human settlement in Scotland
diverse community. Other features of Hillhead include Ashton Lane, Western Baths, Hillhead High School, Glasgow Academy (a private school), and the Kelvinbridge
Hillhead
Gallo-Roman bath complex in Chassenon, Charente, France
The Chassenon Baths, formerly known as the "Longeas Baths," in Chassenon (within the Charente department) along the Via Agrippa, are among the best‑preserved
Chassenon_Baths
Scottish swimmer
British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games). Parker was a member of the Western Baths in Glasgow and at the Empire Games swimming trials at Port Seton, Parker
Elspeth_Parker
Former swimming facility in Perth, Western Australia
Perth City Baths was a public swimming facility, located on the north shore of Perth Water on the Swan River, in Perth, Western Australia. During his 1881
Perth_City_Baths
Ancient Roman public bathing facilities
baths is discussed by Vitruvius in De architectura (V.10). Thermae, balneae, balineae, balneum and balineum may all be translated as 'bath' or 'baths'
Thermae
Scottish swimmer
educated at Laurel Bank School in Hillhead. She was a member of the Western Baths in Glasgow and at the Empire Games swimming trials at Port Seton, she
Doris_Steel
Scottish swimmer
educated at Laurel Bank School and was a member of the Western Baths club. In 1933, she was the Western Counties champion. She represented the Scottish team
Margot_Hamilton
Building in Hove, England
together comprised Hove Baths, later to become more popularly known as the Medina Baths. The western building housed the men's baths, and the eastern building
Medina_House
Country in northwestern Europe
the British Empire and in several regions of Europe, particularly on the Western Front. The high fatalities of trench warfare caused the loss of much of
United_Kingdom
Former swimming facility in Perth, Western Australia
Crawley Baths was a public swimming facility, in Matilda Bay, near Crawley, Western Australia along Mounts Bay Road. The timber structure was opened on
Crawley_Baths
Custom of ancient Roman society
importance of baths to Romans that a catalogue of buildings in Rome from 354 AD documented 952 baths of varying sizes in the city. Public baths became common
Ancient_Roman_bathing
Iron Age and Roman site in Portugal
east, are the former baths constructed over a canal and composed of two buildings in a "L" shape ("Western Baths" and "Eastern Baths", at 38°00′34″N 8°41′03″W
Miróbriga
Location where mineral-rich spring water is used to give medicinal baths
mineral-rich spring water (sometimes seawater) is used to give medicinal baths. Spa health treatments are known as balneotherapy. The belief in the curative
Spa
Archeological site in Italy
The Baths at Carsulae. Excavations and Survey Chronology Fastionline - The Baths at Carsulae. Excavations and Survey index Fastionline - The Baths at
Carsulae
till present; archetype of Western dome construction to this day ~ 38.20 Temple of Apollo Lake Avernus ~ 1st c. ~ 35.08 Baths of Caracalla, Caldarium Rome
List_of_Roman_domes
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
Spring Hill Baths is a heritage-listed swimming pool at 14 Torrington Street, Spring Hill, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by
Spring_Hill_Baths
Athlete Events Notes Medals Margot Hamilton 110y backstroke, 110y freestyle Western Baths, Glasgow
Scotland at the 1938 British Empire Games
Scotland_at_the_1938_British_Empire_Games
Largest park in Warsaw, Poland
Łazienki Park, or the Royal Baths Park (Polish pronunciation: [waˈʑɛnkʲi kruˈlɛvskʲjɛ], Polish: Park Łazienkowski, Łazienki Królewskie), is the largest
Łazienki_Park
British swimmer (1913–1986)
Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games). Hamilton was a member of the Western Baths club and was the Scottish champion and record holder over 200 yards
Norman_Hamilton_(swimmer)
Commercial space for male-male sex
gay and bisexual men. In gay slang, a bathhouse may be called just "the baths", "the sauna", or "the tubs". Historically, they have been used for sexual
Gay_bathhouse
Uchi ni Karipaku to Iu Tsumi o Okashiteiru) Lesson 334. "In The Public Baths, Our Bodies And Souls Are Naked" (銭湯では身も心も丸裸, Sentō de wa Mi mo Kokoro mo
List_of_Gintama_chapters
City in Somerset, England
a city in Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. At the 2021 census, the population was 94,080. Bath is in the valley of
Bath,_Somerset
Roman villa in Sabaudia, Italy
the “Exedra baths”, situated along the south-western side of the peninsula, the area of the so-called “apsidal basin” at the north-western tip the central
Villa_of_Domitian,_Sabaudia
Type of Japanese communal bathhouse
more and more Japanese residences now have baths. Some Japanese find social importance in going to public baths, out of the theory that physical proximity/intimacy
Sentō
City in the Balearic Islands, Spain
the Convent of the cathedral, and the Banys Àrabs. The Banys Àrabs (Arab Baths, in English), one of the few remnants of Palma's Moorish past, are situated
Palma_de_Mallorca
Ancient Roman system of underfloor heating
forerunner of modern central heating. Hypocausts were used for heating hot baths and other public buildings in ancient Rome. They were also used in private
Hypocaust
State of humans wearing no clothing
communal nudity based upon the use of baths and saunas that provided alternatives to sexualization. The spread of Western concepts of modest dress was part
Nudity
Small domesticated carnivorous mammal
Roman Empire, it was introduced to Corsica and Sardinia. By the end of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, the Egyptian domestic cat lineage had
Cat
Topic in comparative religion
"sound therapy" and "sound baths", and combine devices and ideas drawn from Buddhism, Hinduism, Inner Asian shamanism and Western esoteric currents. Scholars
Western esotericism and Eastern religions
Western_esotericism_and_Eastern_religions
Building in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Revolution, two city baths functioned in Verny (Almaty's name at the time). Officially they were called: "The Titov Brothers' Trade National Baths" and "Zhilenkov's
Arasan_(health_complex)
Thermal springs in Switzerland
changes direction and turns to the west. The “ Great Baths” of Baden, the western part of the baths district, are located on a step in the terrain on the
Baden_thermal_baths
Recreation center in Manhattan, New York
neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, composed of the Asser Levy Public Baths and Asser Levy Playground. It is bounded by East 23rd Street to the south
Asser_Levy_Recreation_Center
English health complex built in 1891
dispensary, medical facilities, wash baths and Victorian Turkish baths. It was built in 1891–2 by the Great Western Railway Medical Fund Society (MFS),
Health_Hydro
Aspect of art in ancient Rome
Suburban baths, Pompeii. 62 to 79 CE An erotic scene on a bed. Wall painting. Suburban baths, Pompeii. 62 to 79 CE Fellatio. Wall painting. Suburban baths, Pompeii
Erotic art in Pompeii and Herculaneum
Erotic_art_in_Pompeii_and_Herculaneum
Capital of France
became a prosperous city with a forum, baths, temples, theatres, and an amphitheatre. By the end of the Western Roman Empire, the town was known as Parisius
Paris
Portrayal of sexual subject matter
century on, societal attitudes towards sexuality became lenient in the Western world where legal definitions of obscenity were made limited. In 1969,
Pornography
National Park Service historic district in western San Francisco within the GGNRA
basin and featured a stocked supply of more exotic sea creatures. Sutro Baths (1894–1964), a massive public bath house and freshwater swimming facility
Sutro_District
Largest city in Turkey
"Water Supply Systems, Reservoirs, Charity and Free Fountains, Turkish Baths". Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Archived from the
Istanbul
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
The Tobruk Memorial Baths is a heritage-listed complex of outdoor swimming pools on The Strand, Townsville CBD, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Tobruk_Memorial_Baths
Television series
terminal in Moscow, the Romanov royal family, the Bolshoi Theatre, the Sanduny Baths, the high-speed Sapsan to St Petersburg, the Grand Hotel Europe, St Petersburg
Great Continental Railway Journeys
Great_Continental_Railway_Journeys
American actor and filmmaker (born 1930)
'swatting'". New York Daily News. "846 Stradella Rd, Los Angeles, CA - 7 beds/5 baths". Redfin. Eastwood buys ranch Archived December 29, 2019, at the Wayback
Clint_Eastwood
Dumbarton Road, Western Infirmary, Tennent Memorial Building) B 32856 Upload another image 8-12 (Even Nos) Cranworth Street, Hillhead Western Baths Club 55°52′36″N
List of listed buildings in Glasgow/12
List_of_listed_buildings_in_Glasgow/12
Palace and fortress complex in Granada, Spain
purposes. Although sometimes eroticized in Romantic western literature, visitors attended the baths strictly with members of the same sex and wore cloths
Alhambra
Capital and largest city of Italy
centre, the palatine, and the largest baths, which continued to function until the Gothic siege of 537. The large baths of Constantine on the Quirinale were
Rome
Botanical gardens in St. Lucia
Soufrière, in the South-Western region of the island St. Lucia. Baron de Laborie, Governor of St. Lucia, built Sulphur Baths in 1785, using funds sanctioned
St._Lucia_Botanical_Gardens
Species of bird
like insects, when available. The western bluebird consumes water from nearby streams and commonly use bird baths. These birds wait on a perch and fly
Western_bluebird
and gong baths—are often framed through Pythagorean and (neo)hermetic (The Kybalion) narratives of hidden vibration and cosmic harmony (a Western esoteric
Western esotericism and psychology
Western_esotericism_and_psychology
Region of Italy
Gallerie A trait that shows the structure of the Calà del Sasso The thermal baths of Abano Terme are an important tourist attraction. Montegrotto Terme and
Veneto
Frank Bishop to sign over his business, and has people killed with acid baths if they rebel against his protection racket. He's even willing to target
List of Walker, Texas Ranger episodes
List_of_Walker,_Texas_Ranger_episodes
Bathhouse in Manhattan, New York
Russian & Turkish Baths are a bathhouse in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The Russian & Turkish Baths are run on alternate
Russian_&_Turkish_Baths
Species of wooly domesticated mammal
offensive odor to their manure. Like horses, llamas occasionally enjoy dust baths. Llamas may kick when they feel threatened or startled by a person approaching
Llama
Scottish architectural firm
Church, Dunoon (1874; now demolished) Avondale Parish Church (1875) Western Baths, Glasgow (1876) St John's Church (Dunoon Free Church) (1877) – now Category
Clarke_&_Bell_&_R._A._Bryden
Scientific and cultural information about nudity of human children
public baths may now offer gender segregation, but the option of mixed bathing continues. In the Tokugawa period in Japan (1603–1868), lacking baths in their
Childhood_nudity
Roman emperor from 306 to 337
337, Constantine fell seriously ill. He left Constantinople for the hot baths near his mother's city of Helenopolis (Altınova), on the southern shores
Constantine_the_Great
History of the Vittoriano, an Italian national monument
early 20th centuries); the monument would be erected in the square of the Baths of Diocletian; the type of construction would be a triumphal arch; the allegorical
History_of_the_Vittoriano
Emperor of Russia from 1894 to 1917
in an English fashion. They slept in tent bends, rose at 6 and took cold baths, sometimes they were given a warm bath in their mother's bathroom. Breakfast
Nicholas_II
Oldest public outdoor swimming pool in England
local corporation in the 1890s. They then operated as a public swimming baths until the 1970s. The pool closed in 1984 and was used for a short time as
Cleveland_Pools
The Queen in Australia (1954) Queen of Babylon (1954) The Queen of the Baths (1926) Queen Bee (1955) Queen Bees (2021) The Queen of Biarritz (1934) Queen
List_of_films:_Q–R
Jewish kingdom in the southern Levant (140–37 BC)
regulations, 44% of these farmsteads featured rock-cut miqva'ot (ritual baths) built directly adjacent to winepresses and olive presses, ensuring ritual
Hasmonean_Judea
Country in Southeast Europe
Encyclopedia Kosso, Cynthia; Scott, Anne (2009). The Nature and Function of Water, Baths, Bathing, and Hygiene from Antiquity Through the Renaissance. Brill. p. 51
Greece
Scottish visual arts organisation
Eatough ‘At Twilight’ at Holmwood House, 2016 Janice Kerbel ‘Sink’ at The Western Baths Club, 2018 'anywhere in the universe', Rabiya Choudhry, Kate Davis,
The_Common_Guild
2024. Daykin, James (February 27, 2025). "Review: Brett Kissel goes epic Western on new album Let Your Horses Run". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved August
List_of_2025_albums
Roman thermal complex in France
The Bliesbruck baths, discovered in the commune of the same name in the French department of Moselle, in the Grand Est region, are a Roman thermal complex
Bliesbruck_Baths
Break of communion between the Western and Eastern churches
respond to Leo of Ohrid's attacks on the use of unleavened bread and other Western customs, attacks that had the support of Cerularius. When the leader of
East–West_Schism
Commodity trading halls in England
architect James Cranston in 1859. Demolished to make way for modern swimming baths. Sandbach Literary Institute. The Literary Institute and corn exchange were
Corn_exchanges_in_England
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
of Caesar, Jupiter Tonans, and Apollo Palatinus erected, as well as the Baths of Agrippa and the Forum of Augustus with its Temple of Mars Ultor. He encouraged
Augustus
people on riverbank. In 1723, the Lieutenant-General of Police condemned the baths as an offense to public morality and urged that they be moved from the center
Paris_in_the_18th_century
1453 Ottoman conquest of the Byzantine capital
intentions and turned to Western Europe for help; but now the price of centuries of war and enmity between the eastern and western churches had to be paid
Fall_of_Constantinople
Italian National Day, Republic Day and public holiday on 2 June
Fori Imperiali, while in 1985 it took place between Via dei Cerchi and the Baths of Caracalla. In 1989 the military parade was eliminated again; in its place
Festa_della_Repubblica
Continuation of the Roman Empire (330–1453)
the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, it endured until the fall of Constantinople
Byzantine_Empire
City in Queensland, Australia
considered the most popular park of Townsville. In 1950, Tobruk Memorial Baths were inaugurated here. The Strand is known for its Rock Pool and for various
Townsville
City of ancient Rome
Below the cryptoporticus was a weatherproof promenade. The Baths of Antoninus or Baths of Carthage are the largest set of Roman thermae built on the
Roman_Carthage
Country in Central Europe
Revival style with a capacity of 3,000 people; one of the largest medicinal baths in Europe, completed in 1913 in Modern Renaissance style and located in
Hungary
WESTERN BATHS
WESTERN BATHS
Male
English
Short form of English Sylvester, VESTER means "from the forest."
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, from early Middle English webber, WEBSTER means "weaver."
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Wester Town-name of a Place; West Town; From the Western Settlement
Female
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Persian Esther, ESTER means "star."
Female
English
Medieval Latin form of Persian Esther, HESTER means "star."
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Midlands) and Scottish
English (chiefly Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Midlands) and Scottish : occupational name for a weaver, early Middle English webber, agent derivative of Webb.The name Webster was brought to North America from England independently by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One John Webster settled in Ipswich, MA, in 1635; another John Webster (d. 1661), ancestor of the lexicographer Noah Webster, emigrated to Cambridge, MA, in about 1631 and later became one of the founders of the colony of CT, of which he was appointed governor in 1656.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a jester, Middle English gester.German : from the Germanic personal name Gastharo, composed of the elements gast ‘warrior’ + heri ‘army’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who looked after animals, Middle English bester, from beste ‘beast’ (see Best).German : habitational name for someone from a place called Beste.Slovenian (Gorenjska; also Bešter) : probably a derivative of Vester 3, a reduced form of the personal name Silvester. Replacement of initial V- with B- is quite common in Slovenian surnames.
Boy/Male
British, English
West Town; From the Western Settlement
Surname or Lastname
English (eastern)
English (eastern) : variant of Raymond.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English
West Town; From the Western Settlement
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of numerous places named Weston, from Old English west ‘west’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.English : variant of Whetstone.
Surname or Lastname
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German stern, German Stern ‘star’, a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a star, or a Jewish ornamental name.English : nickname for a severe person, from Middle English stern(e) ‘strict’, ‘austere’.
Male
English
Low German pet form of Latin Silvester, FESTER means "from the forest."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English wester or westerne ‘western’ + mann ‘man’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived to the west of a settlement, or a regional name for one who had migrated from further west.Americanized spelling of Westermann.
Male
Scottish
Medieval Scottish form of Latin Crescentius, KESTER means "to spring up, grow, thrive."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of West.
Surname or Lastname
English (eastern counties)
English (eastern counties) : unexplained.
Boy/Male
English
West town. Surname.
Female
Finnish
Finnish form of Persian Esther, ESTERI means "star."
WESTERN BATHS
WESTERN BATHS
Girl/Female
Tamil
Girl/Female
Indian
Achiever; Harmony
Boy/Male
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Sindhi, Telugu
Nectar; Drink that Make Live Forever
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Yehoshafat, JEHOSHAFAT means "God has judged" or "whom God judges."
Male
Dutch
, addition; or, he will add.
Boy/Male
English
Steward; bailiff.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Cula.Americanized spelling of German and Swedish Kall or German Koll.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Another Name of a Sage Shounak
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Soft
Male
Celtic
, hairy.
WESTERN BATHS
WESTERN BATHS
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a.
Going toward the east, or in the direction of east; as, an eastern voyage.
a.
Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from the west; western.
a.
Having a paddle wheel at the stern; as, a stern-wheel steamer.
n. pl.
A tribe of Lenni-Lenape Indians who formerly inhabited Western Connecticut and Eastern New York.
n.
To generate pus; to become imflamed and suppurate; as, a sore or a wound festers.
adv.
In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.
a.
Western; occidental.
n.
A sixpence; a tester.
a.
Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze.
n.
A rising or falling, as of waves; as, the welter of the billows; the welter of a tempest.
a.
Western; occidental.
n.
That in which any person or thing welters, or wallows; filth; mire; slough.
superl.
Having a certain hardness or severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed; unchanging; unrelenting; hence, serious; resolute; harsh; as, a sternresolve; a stern necessity; a stern heart; a stern gaze; a stern decree.
v. t.
To cause to fester or rankle.
a.
Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits.
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, the most heavily weighted race in a meeting; as, a welter race; the welter stakes.
n.
An official of the Eastern Church, resembling a sacrist in the Western Church.
a.
Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that quarter where the sun sets; as, the western shore of France; the western ocean.
v. t.
To present with a tester.
a.
Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental; as, an eastern gate; Eastern countries.