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| lavatory | |
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| lavatory | |
| 1. subst. A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly: |  |
| 2. subst. A laver: a washbasin. | |
| 3. subst. (archaic) A bathtub. | |
| 4. subst. (Christianity) A piscina: the basin used for washing communion vessels. | |
| 5. subst. (Christianity) A lavabo: the basin used for washing one's hands before handling the Eucharist. | |
| 6. subst. (Christianity, usually figurative) A baptismal font: the basin used for baptism, used figuratively for the washing away of sins. | |
| 7. subst. A plumbing fixture used for washing: a sink. | |
| Their 'bathroom' included a toilet and a lavatory but no bath. | |
| 8. subst. Handwashing, particularly | |
| 9. subst. (Christianity) The lavabo: the ritual washing of hands before handling the eucharist. | |
| 10. subst. (Christianity) The ritual washing of hands after using the piscina to clean the communion vessels. | |
| 11. subst. (obsolete) A liquid used in washing; a lotion; a wash; a rinse. | |
| 12. subst. (dated) A washroom: a room used for washing the face and hands. | |
| 13. subst. (euphemism) 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'. | |
| 14. subst. (New England) A plumbing fixture for urination and defecation: a toilet. | |
| 15. subst. (dated) A place to wash clothes: a laundry. | |
| 16. subst. (obsolete) A place where gold is panned. | |
| 17. subst. (obsolete) A paved room in a mortuary where corpses are kept under a shower of disinfecting fluid. | |
| 18. adj. (dated) Washing, or cleansing by washing. | |
