Vanitoryn.
/ˈvanᵻt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈvænəˌtɔri/ Originally U.S.
A proprietary name for a vanity unit.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > types of furniture generally > for kitchen or bathroom
vanity set1930
Vanitory1951
Pullman1952
peninsula1955
vanity1967
vanity unit1973
1951 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 13 Mar. 355/1 Vanitory. For combination dressing table-lavatory unit.
1958 Trade Marks Jrnl. 16 July 720/2 Vanitory. All goods included in class 11…22nd November 1957.
1960 Spectator 26 Feb. 300 Bathing-dressing-rooms, complete with vanitories.
1961 Spectator 10 Mar. 345 The appearance of Vanitory units in the ballroom as well as the bedroom for which they were designed.
1972 House & Garden Dec.–Jan. 82/1 One of the bathrooms..with built in vanitory unit.
1984 Sunday Tel. 29 Apr. (Colour Suppl.) 40/4 A roll-out bidet which, when not in use, is neatly concealed in a vanitory unit beneath the basin.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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