bathware

English

Etymology

From bath +‎ -ware.

Noun

bathware (uncountable)

1. Furniture and items used for bathing, such as tubs, faucets, and soap.
   • 1927, Lurelle Van Arsdale Guild, The Geography of American Antiques, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page and Company, page 193:

     Between the years 1860 and 1880 perfume bottles, lamps, toilet sets, and bathware made of white opaque glass were decorated with gold and mineral paints.

   • 1927 September 15, “For the bath”, in Vogue, Greenwich, Conn.: The Condé Nast Publications, Inc., page 189:

     Here are the three finest things to be had ~ a group supremé, in bathware. Sold everywhere in the United States ~ used ensemblé. They are in perfect harmony. Lanchère Blue Rose Bath Crystals dissolve quickly and at the same time release their fragrance.

   • 2015, Virginia Maxwell, Istanbul, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 40, column 2:

     Top-notch ceramics, rug and bathware stores are found in and around the Arasta Bazaar.

   • 2016, Domino: Your Guide to a Stylish Home: Discovering Your Personal Style and Creatiang a Space You Love, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 256, column 4:

     This decades-old company carefully crafts authentic reproductions of Victorian-era bathware, including a huge range of cast-iron tubs and faucets, hand showers, and tubfills.

   • 2017, Julie Roorda, A Thousand Consolations: A Novel, Brindle & Glass, →ISBN, page 133:

     But in recent years, among them have sprung up all sorts of trendy little shops selling specialty items, like bathware crafted from bicycle parts, or everything you might need to be in a cowboy movie. As I finger a bicycle chain toothbrush holder, then a set of spurs, my optimism begins to wane, and I wonder if will have to resort to chocolates after all.

   • 2017, Annalena McAfee, Hame: The Fascaray Archives, London: Harvill Secker, →ISBN, pages 92–93:

     From the kitchen window, I can see the old cast-iron tub he used to bathe in outside, an inconceivable prospect to someone like me who, until three weeks ago, regarded underfloor heating and a steaming shower head as standard-issue bathware.