Definition of "bath mat" []

• A small mat used next to a bathtub to absorb water and thus prevent slipping. (noun)

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• "The spectacle of that mournful figure, clad solely in a pair of trousers, standing upon a bath mat at seven-thirty in the morning, a minute pair of surgical scissors in one enormous hand and an even smaller strip of sticking-plaster in the other, was one of those experiences that Mr. Campion frankly enjoyed."