sanitaryadj.
/ˈsanɪtəri/ 1.
a. Of or pertaining to the conditions affecting health, esp. with reference to cleanliness and precautions against infection and other deleterious influences; pertaining to or concerned with sanitation. Also occasionally of conditions or surroundings: Free from deleterious influences. Also sanitary reform, sanitary reformer. sanitary cordon: see cordon n. 4.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > [adjective]
sanitary1842
the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > conducive to health > sanitary
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1842 (title) Report on the sanitary condition of the labouring population of Great Britain.
1849 Act 11 & 12 Vict. c. 63 §1 Provision..for improving the Sanitary condition of Towns and populous places.
1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iii. 427 It may well be..that sanitary police and medical discoveries may have added several more years to the average length of human life.
1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. i. 4 A sanitary reformer would not be long in guessing the cause of my unhealthiness.
1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago II. iv. 68 Sanitary reform is thrust out of sight, simply because its necessity is too humiliating to the pride of all.
1875 A. Helps Social Pressure iii. 38 A committee of persons was formed, who were supposed to have some skill in sanitary science.
1875 Act 38 & 39 Vict. c. 55 §5 Urban sanitary authorities and rural sanitary authorities..invested with the powers in this Act mentioned.
1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 798/1 The want of constant supervision of the slaughter-houses is thought..to be a serious defect in the sanitary law of the country.
1884 Times 4 Oct. 4/5 Dr Jaeger's sanitary woollen system has been adopted by some of our most eminent sanitary reformers.
1966 N. Longmate King Cholera xi. 112 The sanitary reformer triumphed over the cleric: the churches were shut for one whole Sunday.
1974 H. R. F. Keating Underside iv. 41 There's an immense amount to be done in sanitary reform.
b. Used as the distinctive epithet of appliances specially contrived with a view to sanitary requirements; e.g. of certain makes of wall-paper, of glazed tiles for flooring and walls, of non-absorbent pipes for drainage; and the like.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > [adjective] > of appliances
sanitary1862
the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > conducive to health > sanitary > of appliances
sanitary1862
1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. x. 27/1 Flanged and unflanged sanitary tubes, from four to twelve inches in diameter.
1872 W. Crookes tr. R. von Wagner Handbk. Chem. Technol. iii. 321 Sanitary ware is one of the largest branches of stoneware manufacture.
1877 T. L. Nichols Herald of Health Almanack 21 (advt.) O for the muse of Dryden, or of Pope To hymn thy praises, Sanitary Soap!
1884 A. Watt Art of Soap-making xii. 112 Chloridised Sanitary Soap.
1934 A. Huxley Beyond Mexique Bay 2 The last word in cocktail bars and peach-pink sanitary fittings.
1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 740/1 Sanitary ware,..glazed earthenware used for some sanitary fittings.
1977 Times 30 July 10/4 Plain colours..in bath and sanitary ware.
2. Intended or tending to promote health.
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the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > conducive to health
goodOE
healfulc1340
hailsome1372
haila1393
wholesomea1398
halesomea1400
wholefulc1443
salutairec1450
soundc1460
healsomec1475
healthful1495
saluberrime1509
laudable?1518
sanative1548
healthy1552
healthsomea1563
salutiferous1604
non-natural1621
salutary1649
sanitiferous1657
saniferousa1706
constitutional1750
sanitary1853
healthward1884
1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xxxiv. 298 All hands went out for a sanitary game of romps in the cold light.
1861 A. Trollope Orley Farm (1862) I. xxxi. 229 The judge, though he rode everyday on sanitary considerations, had not a sportsman's celerity in leaving and recovering his saddle.
1871 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 206 Solitary communion with Nature does not seem to have been sanitary or sweetening in its influence on Thoreau's character.
1873 J. Fiske Myths & Myth-makers ii. 61 In Sweden sanitary amulets are made of mistletoe-twigs, and the plant is supposed to be a specific against epilepsy and an antidote for poisons.
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Special collocations:
sanitary belt n. a belt to which a sanitary towel is attached.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > sanitary protection > sanitary towel > belt for
sanitary belt1908
1908 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 117. 998/2 The EZ Sanitary Belt..fits the body so smoothly that it is not felt when either worn over or under garments.
1969 B. Malamud Pictures of Fidelman ii. 55 He trotted to get her anything she had run out of—drawing pencil, sanitary belt, safety pins.
Sanitary Commission n. U.S. History one of various commissions established to supervise matters of health and sanitation, spec. that set up by the U.S. government in 1861 to care for soldiers and their dependants during the Civil War.
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the world > health and disease > [noun] > good health > state of being conducive to > sanitariness > organization
Sanitary Commission1861
1861 N.Y. Times 25 June 4/4 A week ago we noticed the formation in Washington of the Sanitary Commission for the volunteers, and its approval by the Army Medical Bureau and by the Government.
1898 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 19 Dec. 2/5 The sanitary commission's work can all be done by a state veterinarian.
1949 J. B. Herrick Mem. 80 Years 1 A clearer war memory is that of the fair of the Sanitary Commission, held in Chicago in the summer of 1865.
sanitary engineer n. one whose profession is the design, construction, or maintenance of sanitary appliances or sewerage; a plumber.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > [noun] > sanitary engineering > one who
sanitary engineer1873
society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > utility service workers > [noun] > plumber
plumber1385
blemmerec1420
leaderc1440
plumstera1500
pipe-fitter1860
sanitary engineer1873
society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > engineer > [noun] > other types
millwright1387
field engineer1758
chemical engineer1838
mechanical engineer1840
industrial engineer1849
structural engineer1867
civil1873
sanitary engineer1873
radio engineer1910
stress analyst1916
ack emma1917
stressman1919
roboticist1940
systems engineer1940
environmental engineer1947
terotechnologist1970
knowledge engineer1981
1873 B. Latham Sanitary Engin. Pref. The whole range of works in which the Sanitary Engineer is engaged.
1901 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 5 Oct. 6/2 The septic tank system of sewerage..is highly recommended by some of the most eminent sanitary engineers in Europe and America.
1974 ‘M. Yorke’ Mortal Remains v. iv. 156 Her grandfather had been a sanitary engineer, making lavatory basins.
sanitary engineering n.
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sanitary engineering1868
society > occupation and work > industry > engineering > [noun] > branches of
waterwork?a1560
civil engineeringc1770
water engineering1787
millwrighting1821
engineering science1826
hydraulic engineering1835
river engineering1842
structural engineering1859
industrial engineering1860
chemical engineering1861
sanitary engineering1868
biological engineering1898
control engineering1914
radio engineering1915
environmental engineering1946
systems engineering1946
bioengineering1950
value engineering1959
biomedical engineering1961
geoengineering1962
macro-engineering1964
microengineering1964
terotechnology1970
hydroengineering1971
civil1975
mechatronics1976
knowledge engineering1977
1868 B. Latham (title) Inaugural address..before the Society [of Engineers]..upon..the results of sanitary engineering.
1957 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 740/2 A barrister by profession, he [sc. Edwin Chadwick] mastered the elements of sanitary engineering, then a little-understood science.
sanitary inspector n. an officer appointed to inspect sanitary conditions, a public health inspector.
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sanitary inspector1863
sanitarian1946
1863 Times 24 June 7/5 We shall leave it to the report of the sanitary inspector... He was astonished..to find the rooms so nice and clean.
1897 Act 60 & 61 Vict. c. 38 The expression ‘sanitary inspector’ means a sanitary inspector appointed by the local authority.
1907 Nature 21 Feb. 400/1 Among the recommendations are..the provision of an expert staff of inspectors under the medical officer, whose title shall be altered from that of ‘Inspector of Nuisances’ to ‘Sanitary Inspector’.
1943 Our Towns (Women's Group on Public Welfare) iii. 88 A Sanitary Inspector gave evidence that the majority of houses have outside W.C.'s only.
1956 Act 4 & 5 Eliz. II c. 66 §1 Sanitary inspectors appointed under the local Government Act, 1933, or the London Government Act, 1939, shall henceforth be designated public health inspectors.
1977 Lancashire Life Dec. 92/3 Not only did Christopher become Burnley's first fire brigade chief and first sanitary inspector.
sanitary napkin n. (U.S.), a pad worn by women to absorb menstrual flow.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > sanitary protection > sanitary towel
rag1606
jam-rag1869
napkin1873
pad1881
sanitary towel1881
towel1896
sanitary napkin1917
sanitary pad1926
bloodclaat1956
bumboclaat1967
1917 W. J. Robinson Sex Knowl. for Women & Girls vi. 45 Menstrual blood..is discharged from the uterus..to the outside, where it is caught on cotton, sanitary napkins or some other pad.
1975 D. Ramsay Descent into Dark 74 She had experienced no traumas over the change from sanitary napkins to tampons.
sanitary pad n.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > sanitary protection > sanitary towel
rag1606
jam-rag1869
napkin1873
pad1881
sanitary towel1881
towel1896
sanitary napkin1917
sanitary pad1926
bloodclaat1956
bumboclaat1967
1926 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 2 Jan. 7/7 (advt.) The hazards of the old-time sanitary pad have been supplanted with a protection both absolute and exquisite.
1974 Times 27 Apr. 1/6 One [line]..will always have to be sold cheaply..denture powder, sanitary pads and tampons, nappies.
sanitary towel n.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > sanitary protection > sanitary towel
rag1606
jam-rag1869
napkin1873
pad1881
sanitary towel1881
towel1896
sanitary napkin1917
sanitary pad1926
bloodclaat1956
bumboclaat1967
1881 Trans. Obstetr. Soc. 22 188 Dr. Galabin showed the new ladies' sanitary towels manufactured by Messrs. Southall, Barclay, & Co., of Birmingham. They were extremely light and soft, and contained a pad of absorbent cotton wool.
1896 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Aug. 8/2 (advt.) Ladies will find the use of Southalls' Sanitary Towels in assorted sizes to be a great convenience and a great saving.
1917 Lancet 28 July 145/2 (heading) The destruction of sanitary towels and surgical dressings.
a1935 T. E. Lawrence Lett. (1938) 503 You'd think they'd have had some other place for their sanitary towels.
1977 B. Freemantle Charlie Muffin iii. 33 On the wall..there was still a white outline where the sanitary-towel dispenser had been.
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sanitary protection n. a collective term for the products (as tampons, sanitary towels, etc.) used by women during menstruation.
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sanitary protection1939
sanpro1985
1939 Woman 14 Oct. 42/1 Sanitary protection is now worn internally.
1979 Guardian 27 Mar. 9/5 A campaign for free sanitary protection through the NHS started in 1973 when the Government imposed VAT on towels and tampons.
1985 Observer 14 Apr. 43/3 ‘Sanpro’ is advertisese for sanitary protection (the euphemisms start from the top in this industry).
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