The linoleum in front of the washstand is very gratifying indeed, my lord, if you will excuse my mentioning it. From Wordnik.com. [Whose Body?] Reference
Hung on the corner of the washstand is a soiled towel. From Wordnik.com. [The Easiest Way Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911] Reference
On the floor in front of the washstand is a pitcher half full of water; also a large waste-water jar of the cheapest type. From Wordnik.com. [The Easiest Way Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911] Reference
Something on the washstand caught Louise's glance. From Wordnik.com. [Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper] Reference
For a bed I had my own cot; for a washstand, a box. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman who went to Alaska] Reference
He moved back to the washstand and picked up a bottle. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914] Reference
This washstand was the most expensive piece of furniture. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
Some examples: Fancy Sink: Marble counter and nickel washstand. From Wordnik.com. [Feeling Flush] Reference
The sponge is used for the bath, the wash rag for the washstand. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men] Reference
There was neither washstand nor dressing table, chair nor picture. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Affairs] Reference
The bench was to do duty for washstand and the impedimenta thereto. From Wordnik.com. [Through Finland in Carts] Reference
"And the bed and washstand and the pretty blue screen," added Julia. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Stories for the Story-teller] Reference
They locked it, and then pushed the washstand and chairs against it. From Wordnik.com. [Pixy's Holiday Journey] Reference
I dodged into a corner, but the box washstand stood partly in my way. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman who went to Alaska] Reference
She couldn't squeeze in between the bed and washstand to save her flounces. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1876] Reference
Why shouldn't a washstand be just as attractively furnished as a dressing-table?. From Wordnik.com. [The House in Good Taste] Reference
In one corner near the fire was a washstand, and behind it hung the fishing-tackle. From Wordnik.com. [Letters of a Woman Homesteader] Reference
I should like to put the new set on the washstand before I tell her of the accident. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College] Reference
The French peasants make an apple-green pottery that is delightful for a washstand set. From Wordnik.com. [The House in Good Taste] Reference
You took the book of poems off the center table, gave it a flop, and it was a washstand. From Wordnik.com. [Hepsey Burke] Reference
Then she went to the washstand and took more care than usual over the cleansing of her hands. From Wordnik.com. [Secret Bread] Reference
There were several beds in the room, and beside each bed was a washstand, and a box for clothes. From Wordnik.com. [The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius] Reference
At Gara munitions of war had to be left behind to find room on the truck for his patent washstand. From Wordnik.com. [The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and 14th (F. & F. Yeo.) Battn. R.H. 1914-1919] Reference
For answer Betty made a dash for Grace, pulled her to her feet, and pushed her over to the washstand. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run] Reference
The Backslid Baptist set the nearly empty bottle of gin on the washstand and walked into the passageway. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Luck] Reference
Jerry presently entered the room with a bounce, seized a towel from the washstand and bounced out again. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore] Reference
Then she rose and carried the tea-cups and plates to the washstand, where she began rinsing them carefully. From Wordnik.com. [The Governess] Reference
'Twasn't much bigger'n a washstand, and I reckon if I was to hear it now, I'd think it was mighty feeble and squeaky. From Wordnik.com. [Aunt Jane of Kentucky] Reference
At last the answer came and Matilda read it with the door of her bedroom bolted and the washstand barricading it as well. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the Hills] Reference
In it was a comfortable bed, or berth, a folding washstand and writing desk, electric fan, and various other conveniences. From Wordnik.com. [Birdseye Views of Far Lands] Reference
Then at Fig. 293 are shown two familiar examples of dovetailing the bearer to the carcase end of a dressing table or washstand. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
It turned out to be a small, squarish room furnished with an immense old pneumochair long since deflated, a cot, and a washstand. From Wordnik.com. [Starman's Quest] Reference
Alice got out the prettiest bureau cover from the linen closet, and the children helped their mother wash the china for the washstand. From Wordnik.com. [Peggy in Her Blue Frock] Reference
There was no carpet on the floor, and the absence of a washstand indicated very plainly that the occupant was expected to wash outside. From Wordnik.com. [Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day] Reference
After the medic had gone, Alan tried to freshen up at the washstand, having suddenly recalled that a dance was on tap for this evening. From Wordnik.com. [Starman's Quest] Reference
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