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handbasin

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n.1.A small basin used for washing thehands; as, `wash-hand basin' is a British term.
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Noun1.handbasinhandbasin - a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)
lavabo, wash-hand basin, washbasin, washbowl
basin - a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
bathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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handbasin [ˈhændˌbeɪsn] N → lavabo m
handbasin hand basin [ˈhændbeɪsən] n → lavabo m
handbasin [ˈhændˌbeɪsn] n → lavandino
handbasin [ˈhændˌbeɪsn] n → lavandino


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In the Seminario patriarcale in Venice is a large early sixteenth-century handbasin (lavabo or lavamani), [110] which was originally placed against the western wall of the refectory in Santa Maria delle Verigini.
Elections of Abbesses and Notions of Identity in Fifteenth- and ... by LOWE, KATE / Renaissance Quarterly
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