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Lavatory

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA vessel or fixture for washing, particularly: A laver: a washbasin. A bathtub. A piscina: the basin used for washing communion vessels. A lavabo: the basin used for washing one's hands before handling the Eucharist. A baptismal font: the basin used for baptism, used figuratively for the washing away of sins. A plumbing fixture used for washing: a sink.
"Their 'bathroom' included a toilet and a lavatory but no bath."
2.NounA laver: a washbasin.
3.NounA bathtub.
4.NounA piscina: the basin used for washing communion vessels.
5.NounA lavabo: the basin used for washing one's hands before handling the Eucharist.
6.NounA baptismal font: the basin used for baptism, used figuratively for the washing away of sins.
7.NounA plumbing fixture used for washing: a sink.
"Their 'bathroom' included a toilet and a lavatory but no bath."
8.NounHandwashing as an act, particularly The lavabo: the ritual washing of hands before handling the eucharist. The ritual washing of hands after using the piscina to clean the communion vessels.
9.NounThe lavabo: the ritual washing of hands before handling the eucharist.
10.NounThe ritual washing of hands after using the piscina to clean the communion vessels.
11.NounA liquid used in washing; a lotion; a wash; a rinse.
12.NounA washroom: a room used for washing the face and hands.
13.NounA room containing a toilet: a bathroom or WC .
"Americans don't know 'WC' and Brits mock 'bathroom' but everyone usually understands 'toilet' or 'lavatory'."
14.NounA plumbing fixture for urination and defecation: a toilet.
15.NounA place to wash clothes: a laundry.
16.NounA place where gold is panned.
17.NounA paved room in a mortuary where corpses are kept under a shower of disinfecting fluid.
18.AdjectiveWashing, or cleansing by washing.
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