bath post
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
A letter paper with a highly glazed surface, used by the ultra-fashionable visitors of Bath when that watering-place was at its prime. See POST-PAPER.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “bath post” mean?
A letter paper with a highly glazed surface, used by the ultra-fashionable visitors of Bath when that watering-place was at its prime. See POST-PAPER.
Is “bath post” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.