sanitaries noun[plural only]2 •(euphemistic) Facilities for handling human waste; Structure containing toilets, seats over a cesspit, or tanks for holding excrement.Building clean, lack of cloak rooms, poor ventilation; sanitaries need attention. — 1864 •White knee-length stockings.The 1909 Genoa High School Baseball Club members are shown wearing striped leggings, or stirrups, over white stockings called “sanitaries.” — 2010
