Lavatory

Quick meaning: Lavatory is a noun meaning A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly:.

Meaning

A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly:.

More Meanings

1. Handwashing as an act, particularly
2. (euphemistic) A room containing a toilet: a bathroom (US) or WC (UK).
3. (UK, New England) A plumbing fixture for urination and defecation: a toilet.
4. (obsolete) A liquid used in washing; a lotion; a wash; a rinse.
5. (dated) A washroom: a room used for washing the face and hands.
6. (dated) A place to wash clothes: a laundry.
7. (obsolete) A place where gold is panned.

Example Sentences

They must be wasshed wyth wyne or wyth some other lauatorye.

And thow shalt make a brasun lauatory with his foot to wasshe with.

Whon he haþ vsed he walkeþ riht To Lauatorie þer hit is diht For to wassche his hende.

Americans don't know 'WC' and Brits mock 'bathroom' but everyone usually understands 'toilet' or 'lavatory'.

Word Forms

• lavatories
• lavat'ry

Synonyms for lavatory

Depending on context, synonyms include washbasin, sink, bathroom, toilet, privy, facility.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include washbasin, washbowl, washstand, bathroom, toilet, lav.

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