chamberware

Definitions

Toiletries that are designed for use in a bedroom, such as bowls with ewers, shaving mugs, chamber pots, soap dishes, etc.

uncountable

Examples

“I am compelled, within five miles of Utica, to drive⟳ through patches of Canada thistles and burdocks, while piles of tin cans, broken chamberware, brush trimmed from neighboring orchards, and every imaginable sort⟳ of refuse⟳ fill⟳ up the street sides.”

“He could ill afford⟳ to lose⟳ a friend like⟳ Frederick, let⟳ alone as pretty a set⟳ of Sèvres chamberware as I’ve seen this seven year.”

“The “Presidents’ Bedroom,” where the presidents were put⟳ up when they came to visit⟳, has an unusually complete⟳ set⟳ of chamberware, including slop bucket, chamber pot, shaving mug, basins, bowl, and soap dish.”

“The latter was properly furnished, with single bed, chamberware, chest, a swing⟳ glass, Windsor chair and ‘stuffed bird in case’ - although the heating stove was ‘outside door’.”

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