lavatory.
A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly
Meaning & usage
A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly
A vessel or fixture for washing A laver: a washbasin.
A vessel or fixture for washing A bathtub.
A vessel or fixture for washing A piscina: the basin used for washing communion vessels.
A vessel or fixture for washing A lavabo: the basin used for washing one's hands before handling the Eucharist.
A vessel or fixture for washing A baptismal font: the basin used for baptism, used figuratively for the washing away of sins.
A vessel or fixture for washing A plumbing fixture used for washing: a sink.
Their 'bathroom' included a toilet and a lavatory but no bath.
Handwashing as an act, particularly
Handwashing as an act, particularly The lavabo: the ritual washing of hands before handling the eucharist.
Handwashing as an act, particularly The ritual washing of hands after using the piscina to clean the communion vessels.
A liquid used in washing; a lotion; a wash; a rinse.
A washroom: a room used for washing the face and hands.
A room containing a toilet: a bathroom (US) or WC (UK).
Americans don't know 'WC' and Brits mock 'bathroom' but everyone usually understands 'toilet' or 'lavatory'.
A plumbing fixture for urination and defecation: a toilet.
A place to wash clothes: a laundry.
A place where gold is panned.
A paved room in a mortuary where corpses are kept under a shower of disinfecting fluid.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English lavatorie, from Late Latin lavātōrium, from Latin lavāre (“to wash”) + -ium (forming places related to an activity). As a place to pan gold, via Spanish lavadero. Doublet of lavatorium and laver. See also lave.
Washing, or cleansing by washing.
Where this word comes from
From Latin lavātōrius.
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