wash-handadj.
/ˈwɒʃhand/, U.S. /ˈwɔʃˌ(h)ænd/, /ˈwɑʃˌ(h)ænd/ Intended for use in washing the hands. Only in certain combinations (sometimes hyphenated or written continuously as single words).in combination.1871 A. Meadows Man. Midwifery (ed. 2) 89 A large wash-hand basinfull of this hydatidiform mass.attributive.1843 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross I. x. 189 T'other night it was raining perfect wash-hand-stand basins full.1848 A. H. Clough Bothie of Toper-na-Fuosich ii. 292 We return to the shop and the wash-hand-stand-bason.1881 O. Schreiner Story Afr. Farm ii. iii I left them in the wash-hand-stand drawer.
a. wash-hand basin, a basin for washing the hands.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > washing the hands > vessel for washing the hands (and face)
washela1375
laverc1394
washing-bowl1530
washpot1535
washing-basin1538
cistern1577
lavacre1657
lavatorya1676
chillumchee1715
wash-hand basin1760
wash-dish1805
washbasin1812
wash-bowl1816
chamber set1824
toilet bowl1850
wash-pan1851
lavatory basin1854
wash sink1857
lavatory bowl1872
wash-trough1902
pedestal basin1967
pedestal washbasin1967
vanity basin1972
w.h.b.1975
1760 Philos. Trans. 1759 (Royal Soc.) 51 284 There was a small stand with a wash-hands basin on it.
1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 271 He..ordered lights and a wash-hand bason and towel.
1878 R. Browning Poets Croisic cxi Reach The washhand-basin for admirers!
b. wash-hand stand, a piece of furniture for holding the wash-hand basin, ewer, soap-dish, etc.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [noun] > washing table
Rudd's table1788
wash-hand stand1789
Rudd1793
wash-hand table1863
wash-table1908
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > washing the hands > vessel for washing the hands (and face) > wash-stand
wash-hand stand1789
washing-stand1789
lavabo1818
washstand1839
1789 J. Woodforde Diary 17 Nov. (1927) III. 153 Ben returned home about 5 o'clock with..a wash-hand Stand.
1820 G. Colman X.Y.Z. i. i. 10 Overset my wash-hand stand; grop'd to bed in the dark.
1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. I. 233 Rosewood chiffonieres, and mahogany washhand-stands.
1839 W. Chambers Tour Holland 43/1 Wash-hand stand.
1843 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross II. ii. 60 Having deliberately deposited a can of hot water on the wash-hand stand.
1894 ‘R. Andom’ We Three & Troddles xx. 115 He bounced over to the wash~hand-stand.
c. wash-hand table, a table serving the purpose of a wash-hand stand.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [noun] > washing table
Rudd's table1788
wash-hand stand1789
Rudd1793
wash-hand table1863
wash-table1908
1863 W. E. Gladstone Gleanings (1879) II. 204 Again, take such a jug as he would construct for the washhand-table of a garret.
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