washstand

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a piece of furniture designed to hold a basin, pitcher, and other articles for washing

   A porcelain basin and water pitcher stood on the washstand.

2. 2
   noun

   a washbasin fixed to water and drainpipes, often set into a cabinet or stand

   The small room contained a toilet and a wall-mounted washstand.

A compound of wash + stand, recorded from the late eighteenth century. It originally named a stand holding a portable basin and pitcher; after indoor plumbing became common, the word also came to denote a fixed washbasin or the cabinet supporting one.

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