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lavabo
[ luh-vey-boh, -vah- ]
noun
, plural la·va·boes.
- Ecclesiastical.
- 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.
- (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.
- a washbowl with a spigot-equipped water tank above, both mounted on a wall: now often used for decoration or as a planter.
lavabo
/ ləˈveɪbəʊ /
noun
- the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory at Mass
- ( as modifier )
lavabo basin
lavabo towel
- another name for washbasin
- a trough for washing in a convent or monastery
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lavabo1
First recorded in 1855–60, lavabo is from the Latin word lavābō: I shall wash
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lavabo1
C19: from Latin: I shall wash, the opening of Psalm 26:6
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Example Sentences
In general the lavabo is a sort of trough; in some places it has an almery for towels, &c.
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Nothing represented the poverty of the Legion so much as this "lavabo."
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In the sacristy are a Venetian lavabo, some embroideries, and a fine fifteenth-century processional cross.
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Do you ever use any ceremony such as the Lavabo, or swinging of the incense immediately before or after the service?
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The only portions of the monastery which remain in a fair state of preservation are the Chapter House and the Lavabo.
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