Sanitaries

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of sanitary form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Facilities for handling human waste; Structure containing toilets, seats over a cesspit, or tanks for holding excrement. euphemistic, plural, plural-only

    "Building clean, lack of cloak rooms, poor ventilation; sanitaries need attention."

  3. 3
    White knee-length stockings. plural, plural-only

    "He picked up his white sanitaries and the red and white striped stirrup socks and sat down on the dressing stool once again before he slipped his feet into the sanitaries, making sure that the elastic tops reached just above his knees."

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antisepticasepticbeneficialbenignboiledbracing

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"Building clean, lack of cloak rooms, poor ventilation; sanitaries need attention."

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