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lavatories

lavatories is the plural of lavatory.

Meaning of lavatory

Noun

lavatory (plural lavatories)

  1. (formal) A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly
    • Whon he haþ vsed he walkeþ riht
      To Lauatorie þer hit is diht
      For to wassche his hende.a. 1375, Lay Folks Mass Book, Appendix iv, p. 606
  2. (formal) A laver: a washbasin.
  3. (archaic, formal) A bathtub.
  4. (formal) A piscina: the basin used for washing communion vessels.
  5. (formal) A lavabo: the basin used for washing one's hands before handling the Eucharist.
  6. (figuratively, formal, usually) A baptismal font: the basin used for baptism, used figuratively for the washing away of sins.

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Questions about lavatories

What is lavatories the plural of?
Lavatories is the plural of lavatory.

Words near lavatories in the dictionary

  1. lavation
  2. lavations
  3. lavatoria
  4. lavatorial
  5. lavatorially
  6. lavatories
  7. lavatorium
  8. lavatoriums
  9. lavatory
  10. lavatory brush
  11. lavatory brushes

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