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washstand

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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wash·stand /ˈwɒʃstænd $ ˈwɒːʃ-, ˈwɑːʃ-/ noun [countable]  DHFa table in a bedroom, used in the past for holding the things needed for washing your face 〔旧时卧室里放置盥洗用具的〕脸盆架,盥洗台
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washstandThe inevitable washstand set of china found in every staff bedroom.Opposite her was a small washstand with a coarse crockery toilet set on a fake marble top.I looked at the basin on the washstand.He put the Tribune on the washstand next to the toilet.Naked, he walked across to the washstand.A mahogany breakfast table sold at £200; an astral glazed pine cupboard £200 and a marble top washstand £180.
wash·stand nounChineseSyllable
table Corpus in bedroom, the holding a a in past for used


washstand
washstand /ˈwɒʃstænd $ ˈwɒːʃ-, ˈwɑːʃ-/ noun [countable]
a table in a bedroom, used in the past for holding the things needed for washing your face


wash·standBrE /ˈwɒʃstænd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɑːʃstænd/ 🔊, /ˈwɔːʃstænd/ 🔊 noun(especially in the past) a special table in a bedroom that holds a basin for washing yourself in (尤指旧时卧室内的)盥洗台