Bathroom
Jeanne Lanvin's Bathroom (1920-22) - Armand Rateau
Image sourced from http://drwagnernet.com/40b/lecture-view.cfm?lecture=8 [Feb 2005]
Definition
A bathroom is a room that may have different functions depending on the cultural context it is used in.- In the United States of America a bathroom commonly refers to the room containing a toilet. This is not the case in other countries where a room containing a toilet might be called a water closet (or WC), a lavatory or just a toilet.
- Throughout most of the English speaking world, a bathroom is room containing a bathtub and often a handbasin. It may also (or alternatively) contain a shower and usually, though not always, a toilet.
If a bathroom facility is attached to a bedroom it is often known as an en-suite or master bedroom.
A half (1/2) bath contains a toilet and a handbasin (lavatory). A 3/4 bath contains a toilet, a handbasin (lavatory) and a shower. A full bath contains a toilet, a handbasin (lavatory) and a bathtub. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathroom [Feb 2005]
