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lav⋅a⋅to⋅ry
[lav-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] 
–noun, plural -ries.
| 1. | a room fitted with equipment for washing the hands and face and usually with flush toilet facilities. |
| 2. | a flush toilet; water closet. |
| 3. | a bowl or basin with running water for washing or bathing purposes; washbowl. |
| 4. | any place where washing is done. |
Origin:
1325–75; ME lavatorie < LL lavātōrium washing-place, equiv. to L lavā(re) to wash + -tōrium -tory 2
1325–75; ME lavatorie < LL lavātōrium washing-place, equiv. to L lavā(re) to wash + -tōrium -tory 2
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| lav·a·to·ry (lāv'ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) n. pl. lav·a·to·ries
[Middle English, piscina, from Late Latin lavātōrium, from lavātor, launderer, from Latin lavāre, to wash; see leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Lavatory
Lav"a*to*ry\, a. Washing, or cleansing by washing.Lavatory
Lav"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. Lavatories. [L. lavatorium: cf. lavatoire. See Lave to wash, and cf. Laver.]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.
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Language Translation for : Lavatory
Spanish:
lavabo, baño,
German:
die Toilette,
Japanese:
便所
lavatory
1375, "washbasin," from L. lavatorium "place for washing," noun use of neut. of adj. lavatorius "pertaining to washing," from lavatus, pp. of lavare "to wash" (see lave). Sense of "washroom" is first attested 1656; as a euphemism for "toilet, W.C.," it is attested from 1924.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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