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sanitary ware

American  

noun

  1. plumbing fixtures, as sinks or toilet bowls, made of ceramic material or enameled metal.


Etymology

Origin of sanitary ware

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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My love of running, I believe, has meant peri-menopause and menopause have had no impact on my life beyond not needing to buy sanitary ware.

From The Guardian • Mar. 7, 2016

Executives for one of the world’s largest manufacturers of tiles and sanitary ware by capacity are now betting the long wait on Iran is about to pay off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 31, 2015

Barrhead�, a town, Scotland, Renfrewshire, on the Levern, 7 miles S.W. of Glasgow; chief industries: printing of cottons, the spinning of cotton yarn, dyeing, bleaching, iron and brass founding, and sanitary ware.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

The city’s principal manufactures are carriages, ploughs, brick, machinery, sanitary ware and plumber’s goods.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various