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LAVATORY
toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom
(noun) a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
washbasin, basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory
(noun) a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; “he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lavatory (plural lavatories)
A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly:
A laver: a washbasin.
(archaic) A bathtub.
(Christianity) A piscina: the basin used for washing communion vessels.
(Christianity) A lavabo: the basin used for washing one's hands before handling the Eucharist.
(Christianity, usually figurative) A baptismal font: the basin used for baptism, used figuratively for the washing away of sins.
(construction, interior design) A plumbing fixture used for washing: a sink.
Handwashing, particularly
(Christianity) The lavabo: the ritual washing of hands before handling the eucharist.
(Christianity) The ritual washing of hands after using the piscina to clean the communion vessels.
(obsolete) A liquid used in washing; a lotion; a wash; a rinse.
(dated) A washroom: a room used for washing the face and hands.
(euphemism) A room containing a toilet: a bathroom (US) or WC (UK).
(UK, New England) A plumbing fixture for urination and defecation: a toilet.
(dated) A place to wash clothes: a laundry.
(obsolete) A place where gold is panned.
(obsolete) A paved room in a mortuary where corpses are kept under a shower of disinfecting fluid.
Synonyms
• (basin for washing hands): See washbasin
• (fixture for washing hands): See sink
• (room with a toilet): See bathroom
• (toilet): See toilet
Adjective
lavatory (not comparable)
(dated) Washing, or cleansing by washing.
Source: Wiktionary
Lav"a*to*ry, a.
Definition: Washing, or cleansing by washing.
Lav"a*to*ry, n.; pl. Lavatories. Etym: [L. lavatorium: cf. lavatoire. See Lave to wash, and cf. Laver.]
1. A place for washing.
2. A basin or other vessel for washing in.
3. A wash or lotion for a diseased part.
4. A place where gold is obtained by washing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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