| 释义 |
Vanitory orig. U.S.|ˈvænɪtərɪ|
Also vanitory.
[f. vanity + -ory1.]
A proprietary name for a vanity unit.
1951Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 13 Mar. 355/1 Vanitory. For combination dressing table-lavatory unit. 1958Trade Marks Jrnl. 16 July 720/2 Vanitory. All goods included in class 11{ddd}22nd November 1957. 1960Spectator 26 Feb. 300 Bathing-dressing-rooms, complete with vanitories. 1961Ibid. 10 Mar. 345 The appearance of Vanitory units in the ballroom as well as the bedroom for which they were designed. 1972House & Garden Dec.–Jan. 82/1 One of the bathrooms..with built in vanitory unit. 1984Sunday Tel. (Colour Suppl.) 29 Apr. 40/4 A roll-out bidet which, when not in use, is neatly concealed in a vanitory unit beneath the basin. |