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# That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit. | # That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit. | ||
# Excessive [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pride pride] in or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/admiration admiration] of one's own abilities,appearance, achievements, or possessions. | # [[File:VanityByFrankCadoganCooper1907.jpg|alt=A young woman, eyes downcast, holds pearls and a mirror in quiet self-congratulatory absorption.|thumb|"Vanity" by Frank Cadogan Cowper (1907) ]]Excessive [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pride pride] in or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/admiration admiration] of one's own abilities,appearance, achievements, or possessions. | ||
# A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dressing_table dressing table] used to apply [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makeup makeup], preen, and coif hair, in which the table is normally quite low and similar to a desk. | # A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dressing_table dressing table] used to apply [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makeup makeup], preen, and coif hair, in which the table is normally quite low and similar to a desk. | ||
# A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/washbasin washbasin] installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture. | # A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/washbasin washbasin] installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture. | ||