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Definition lavabo

Etymology

From the Christian ritual, which was traditionally accompanied in Catholicism by a recitation of Psalm 25:6, which in Latin begins with the word lav?b? (�I will wash�). The sense of "room with a toilet" developed under the influence of lavatory and lav.

Noun

lavabo (plural lavabos or lavaboes)

1. (Christianity) A ritual involving the washing of one's hands at a church's offertory before handling the Eucharist.
2. (Christianity) The small towel used to dry the priest's hands following the ritual.
3. A washbasin, particularly (Christianity) the one in a church used in the ritual.
4. (architecture) A trough used for washing at some medieval monasteries.
5. (humorous, euphemistic) A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.

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