lavabo
Americannoun
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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
Other Word Forms
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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 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 Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
In the sacristy, however, we may see in the present lavabo some fragments of the ancient ciborio.
From Ravenna, a Study by Hutton, Edward
We had six massive silver candlesticks on the altar, besides those at the sides for the Elevation; the cruets were of silver also, as were the basin for the lavabo, the bell, and the thurible.
From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John
All the other articles, too, were of silver: the lavabo basin, the bell, the thurible, the boat and spoon, and the cruets.
From By What Authority? by Benson, Robert Hugh
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