LAVEMENT

Etymology

Noun

lavement (plural lavements)

A washing or bathing.

A clyster.

Source: Wiktionary


Lave"ment, n. Etym: [F. lavement, fr. laver to wash.]

Definition: A washing or bathing; also, a clyster.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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