lavatory

noun · adjectiveB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

lavatorieslavat'ry

1.
(formal)A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly:
And thow shalt make a brasun lauatory with his foot to wasshe with.
2.
(formal)Handwashing as an act, particularly
Wᵗ condicion that at the tyme of the Lavatory eueryche of theym turne theym to the people, and exorte theym to pray for ye soules following...
3.
(formal, obsolete)A liquid used in washing; a lotion; a wash; a rinse.
4.
(dated, formal)A washroom: a room used for washing the face and hands.
5.
(euphemistic, formal)A room containing a toilet: a bathroom (US) or WC (UK).
Americans don't know 'WC' and Brits mock 'bathroom' but everyone usually understands 'toilet' or 'lavatory'.
6.
(New England, UK, formal)A plumbing fixture for urination and defecation: a toilet.
7.
(dated, formal)A place to wash clothes: a laundry.
8.
(formal, obsolete)A place where gold is panned.
9.
(formal, obsolete)A paved room in a mortuary where corpses are kept under a shower of disinfecting fluid.

Tính từ

adjective

1.
(dated, formal, not comparable)Washing, or cleansing by washing.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

washbasin sinkbasin for washing hands See washbasinfixture for washing hands See sink

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English lavatorie, from lavātōrium, from Latin lavāre (to wash) + -ium. As a place to pan gold, via Spanish lavadero. lavatorium laver. See also lave.