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lavatory
  1. A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly:
    1. A laver: a washbasin.
    2. (archaic) A bathtub.
    3. (Christianity) A piscina: the basin used for washing communion vessels.
    4. (Christianity) A lavabo: the basin used for washing one's hands before handling the eucharist.
    5. (Christianity, usually figuratively) A baptismal font: the basin used for baptism, used figuratively for the washing away of sins.
    6. A plumbing fixture used for washing: a sink.
  2. Handwashing, particularly
    1. (Christianity) The lavabo: the ritual washing of hands before handling the eucharist.
    2. (Christianity) The ritual washing of hands after using the piscina to clean the communion vessels.
  3. (obsolete) A liquid used in washing; a lotion; a wash; a rinse.
  4. (dated) A washroom: a room used for washing the face and hands.
  5. (euphemistic) A room containing a toilet: a bathroom (US) or WC (UK).
  6. (Britain, New England) A plumbing fixture for urination and defecation: a toilet.
  7. (dated) A place to wash clothes: a laundry.
  8. (obsolete) A place where gold is panned.
  9. (obsolete) A paved room in a mortuary where corpses are kept under a shower of disinfecting fluid.
  10. Synonyms:
  11. Examples:
    1. “Just before landing, she had to make a quick trip to the lavatory to put in her contact lenses.”
lavabo
  1. (Christianity) A ritual involving the washing of one's hands at a church's offertory before handling the eucharist.
  2. (Christianity) The small towel used to dry the priest's hands following the ritual.
  3. A washbasin, particularly (Christianity) the one in a church used in the ritual.
  4. (architecture) A trough used for washing at some medieval monasteries.
  5. (humorous) A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “The marble lavabo in the sacristy of San Lorenzo is also a doubtful piece of sculpture.”
      “Leave them down, and pick up the lavabo towel, laying it over the left wrist.”
      “He or she may make use of a lavabo in preparation for the celebration, and the chalice and paten may be initially concealed by a burse and ornamental veil.”
lavatories
  1. plural of lavatory
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The wall-mounted commodes and lavatories provide comparable maintenance benefits.”
      “The flight attendant tied the curtain so business class could not use the offending lavatories!”
      “All our exclusive managerial cabanas offer en suite lavatories and, from the windows, a dazzling prospect of major honours.”
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