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Lavatory   /lˈævətˌɔri/   Listen
noun
Lavatory  n.  (pl. lavatories)  
1.
A place for washing.
2.
A basin or other vessel for washing in.
3.
A wash or lotion for a diseased part.
4.
A place where gold is obtained by washing.
5.
A room containing one or more sinks for washing, as well as one or more toilet fixtures; also called bathroom, toilet, and sometimes commode. Commode and toilet may refer to a room with only a toilet fixture, but without a sink.
Synonyms: toilet, lavatory, can, facility, john, privy, bathroom.



adjective
Lavatory  adj.  Washing, or cleansing by washing.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Lavatory" Quotes from Famous Books



... in the community lavatory in the hall next morning. Then he sought the squint-eyed landlord and paid a week's room rent in advance, thereby saving ...
— The She Boss - A Western Story • Arthur Preston Hankins

... Mrs. Pitt, "that the cloisters were something besides burial-places. Here the monks spent most of their time, for this was the center of the life of the monastery. The southern cloister, over opposite, was the lavatory, and there the monks were forced to have their heads shaved,—every two weeks in summer, and every three in winter. These walls were then painted with frescoes, the floor and benches were covered with ...
— John and Betty's History Visit • Margaret Williamson

... pass through the rain, which still fell thick and resonant, to reach a lavatory on the other side of the court. There were three basin-stands, and a few crumpled towels and pieces of wet soap, white and slippery like fish; nor should I forget a looking-glass and a pair of questionable combs. Another ...
— Essays of Travel • Robert Louis Stevenson

... comfortable. Ample accommodation is given for each person. It is possible to stow away a considerable amount of barang or baggage in the carriages, and full advantage is taken of this facility by the Dutch and native travellers. The lavatory accommodation is better than we have seen it in the fast expresses on the principal lines in England, and on the through service expresses there are restaurant cars where meals may be partaken of at a moderate tariff. We cannot say we always found the food ...
— Across the Equator - A Holiday Trip in Java • Thomas H. Reid

... box; boudoir; adytum, sanctum; bedroom, dormitory; refectory, dining room, salle-a-manger; nursery, schoolroom; library, study; studio; billiard room, smoking room; den; stateroom, tablinum, tenement. [room for defecation and urination] bath room, bathroom, toilet, lavatory, powder room; john, jakes, necessary, loo; [in public places] men's room, ladies' room, rest room; [fixtures: see 653 (uncleanness)]. attic, loft, garret, cockloft, clerestory; cellar, vault, hold, cockpit; cubbyhole; cook house; ...
— Roget's Thesaurus


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