Washstand

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A table containing a basin and a pitcher of water for washing.

    "The less quality the more saleable they were. An abhorrent-looking stained oak wash-stand with a marble top and inset tiles, or a sideboard with bevelled mirrors in the back, or an enamelled wardrobe with stamped wood panels were much preferred to comparatively innocuous examples of the same articles in plain wood."

  2. 2
    a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face wordnet
  3. 3
    In a stable or garage, a place in the floor prepared so that carriages or automobiles may be washed there and the water run off. dated

    "Washstand in an Electric Garage. […] In a few garages arrangements are made for washing cars in any position on the storage floor, so that it is not necessary to move them on to and off the washrack."

  4. 4
    furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: ‘wash-hand stand’ is a British term wordnet

Etymology

From wash + stand.

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