lavabo
Americannoun
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lavaboes
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Ecclesiastical.
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the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory in the Mass, accompanied in the Roman rite by the recitation of Psalm 26:6–12.
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the passage recited.
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the small towel or the basin used.
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(in many medieval monasteries) a large stone basin equipped with a number of small orifices through which water flowed, used for the performance of ablutions.
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a washbowl with a spigot-equipped water tank above, both mounted on a wall: now often used for decoration or as a planter.
noun
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the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory at Mass
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( as modifier )
lavabo basin
lavabo towel
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another name for washbasin
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a trough for washing in a convent or monastery
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Etymology
Origin of lavabo
First recorded in 1855–60, lavabo is from the Latin word lavābō: I shall wash
Example Sentences
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Room 39, Mademoiselle, has always been the lavabo.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the sacristy are a Venetian lavabo, some embroideries, and a fine fifteenth-century processional cross.
From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson
In the entrance lobby is a lavabo by Mino da Fiesole, with two little boys of the whitest and softest marble on it, which is worth study.
From A Wanderer in Florence by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
The half-dozen guests and frequenters filled for a moment the little hall, some waiting to wash their hands at the primitive lavabo by the foot of the stairs.
From The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol by Alec Ball
An aumbry, lavabo, and piscina are all worthy of study.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire by H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph) Massé
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