wash-hand stand

• Terme historique désignant un petit meuble ou une table munie d'une cuvette, d'un broc et d'autres accessoires pour se laver les mains, utilisé notamment dans les chambres avant l'arrivée de l'eau courante moderne.

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.