[lav-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] 
| 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. |
| 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.] |