lavabo
About 0.02 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A ritual involving the washing of one's hands at a church's offertory before handling the Eucharist.
- noun The small towel used to dry the priest's hands following the ritual.
- noun A washbasin, particularly the one in a church used in the ritual.
- noun A trough used for washing at some medieval monasteries.
- noun A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
Similar words
washbasin washbowl handbasin wash-hand basin rite lavatory pedilavium labis offertory pedelavium
Often followed by
in and of is bowl to by was
Word family
Lavabo Lavabos lavabos
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