wash-hand stand

• Término histórico que designa un pequeño mueble o soporte con palangana, jarra y otros utensilios para lavarse las manos, utilizado especialmente en dormitorios antes de la llegada del agua corriente moderna.

A historical term for a small table or piece of furniture holding a basin, pitcher, and other items used for washing hands, especially in bedrooms before modern plumbing became common.

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   A small table or stand designed to hold a basin, pitcher, and other items for washing hands, common in older homes before indoor plumbing.

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   • The antique shop had a beautiful Victorian wash-hand stand.
   • She placed a porcelain pitcher on the wash-hand stand.
   • In the old farmhouse, the wash-hand stand was still in the bedroom.