LAVING

Verb

laving

present participle of lave

Noun

laving (plural lavings)

The act by which something is laved or washed.

Anagrams

• Galvin, Glavin

Source: Wiktionary


LAVE

Lave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Laved; p. pr. & vb. n. Laving.] Etym: [F. laver, L. lavare, akin to luere to wash, Gr. Ablution, Deluge, Lavender, Lava, Lotion.]

Definition: To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise. His feet the foremost breakers lave. Byron.

Lave, v. i.

Definition: To bathe; to wash one's self. In her chaste current oft the goddess laves. Pope.

Lave, v. t. Etym: [OE. laven. See Lavish.]

Definition: To lade, dip, or pour out. [Obs.] Dryden.

Lave, n. Etym: [AS. laf the remainder, what is left. Leave.]

Definition: The remainder; others. [Scot.] Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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