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lavabo

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ləˈveɪbəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lə vā′bō, -vä′-)

la•va•bo (lə vā′bō, -vä′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -boes.

Religion[Eccles.]
- 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.
- the passage recited.
- the small towel or the basin used.
Architecture(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.
Furniturea washbowl with a spigot-equipped water tank above, both mounted on a wall: now often used for decoration or as a planter.

Latin lavābō: I shall wash
1855–60

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lavabo /ləˈveɪbəʊ/ n ( pl -boes, -bos) chiefly

- the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory at Mass
- (as modifier): lavabo basin, lavabo towel
a trough for washing in a convent or monastery

Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin: I shall wash, the opening of Psalm 26:6

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