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ˈwashstand
[f. wash v.]
1. A wash-hand stand.
1789J. Woodforde Diary 13 Nov. (1927) III. 151 For the..Mohogany Wash-stand 0.10.6. 1808E. Weeton Let. 14 Nov. in Jrnl. of Governess (1969) I. 126 A box 7 feet by 9, with a bed, a chest of drawers, two chairs, and a washstand in it. 1839Ure Dict. Arts 1149 Such soap is exceedingly pleasant at the wash-stand. 1844T. Webster Encycl. Dom. Econ. 276 A wash stand, to be complete, should have, besides the basin and ewer, a carafe for spring water, vessel for hot water, soap tray, several glasses, [etc.]. 1847C. Brontë J. Eyre iv, She hauled me to the washstand, inflicted a merciless, but happily brief, scrub on my face and hands with soap, water, and a coarse towel. 1898G. B. Shaw Plays II. Arms & Man 3 The washstand..consists of an enamelled iron basin with a pail beneath it in a painted metal frame, and a single towel on the rail at the side.
attrib.1902M. Barnes-Grundy Thames Camp 196, I have made four fascinating washstand mats.
2. U.S. (See quot.)
1911Webster, Wash stand, in stables, a place in the floor prepared so that carriages may be washed there and the water run off. Cant. |