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• n  furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term
• n  a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face

• When she came back she ordered the nurse to get some ice, and placed the bottle on a washstand.
• In the bed room was a cupboard (containing a washstand) equipped with an automatic light switch.
• One wet, crumpled towel is left on the washstand, the legacy of yesterday's guest, who seems to have shined his shoes with it.

• wash-hand stand
• washbasin
• basin
• washbowl
• lavatory

News & Articles

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• Brockton chase leads to drug arrests
  By Nat Shapira Special to the Enterprise “Be progressive. Keep Gillette on your home washstand—take it with you when you travel…Life is brighter when a clean face is an every morning habit.”—Gillette ad, 1910. *  *  * As the bathroom sink was filling with hot water, I was in the pre-soap stage, just beginning to splash my bearded face, when the cat, who had been lying, purring, atop the ...
  Aug. 13, 2013 - The Brockton Enterprise