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单词 washstand
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washstandn.

Brit. /ˈwɒʃstand/, U.S. /ˈwɔʃˌstænd/, /ˈwɑʃˌstænd/
Etymology: < wash v.
1. A wash-hand stand.
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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) > wash-stand
wash-hand stand1789
washing-stand1789
lavabo1818
washstand1839
1789 J. Woodforde Diary 13 Nov. (1927) III. 151 For the..Mohogany Wash-stand 0.10.6.
1808 E. Weeton Let. 14 Nov. in Jrnl. of Governess (1969) I. 126 A box 7 feet by 9, with a bed, a chest of drawers, two chairs, and a washstand in it.
1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1149 Such soap is exceedingly pleasant at the wash-stand.
1844 T. Webster & F. Parkes Encycl. Domest. Econ. 276 A wash stand, to be complete, should have, besides the basin and ewer, a carafe for spring water, vessel for hot water, soap tray, several glasses, [etc.].
1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. iv. 48 She hauled me to the washstand, inflicted a merciless, but happily brief, scrub on my face and hands with soap, water, and a coarse towel.
1898 G. B. Shaw Arms & Man in Plays Pleasant & Unpleasant 3 The washstand..consists of an enamelled iron basin with a pail beneath it in a painted metal frame, and a single towel on the rail at the side.
attributive.1902 M. Barnes-Grundy Thames Camp 196 I have made four fascinating washstand mats.
2. U.S. (See quot. 1909.)
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing other specific things > [noun] > one who washes vehicles > place for washing vehicles
washstand1909
car wash1915
1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Washstand,..2. in stables, a place in the floor prepared so that carriages may be washed there and the water run off. Cant.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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