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[leyv] Pronunciation Key verb, laved, lav·ing.
[leyv] Pronunciation Key verb, laved, lav·ing. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to wash; bathe. |
| 2. | (of a river, sea, etc.) to flow along, against, or past; wash. |
| 3. | Obsolete. to ladle; pour or dip with a ladle. |
| 4. | Archaic. to bathe. |
[Origin: bef. 900; ME laven, partly < OF laver < L lavāre to wash; partly repr. OE lafian to pour water on, wash, itself perh. < L lavāre]
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| lave
(lāv) Pronunciation Key
v. laved, lav·ing, laves v. tr.
v. intr. Archaic To wash oneself. [Middle English laven, from Old English gelafian and from Old French laver, both from Latin lavāre; see leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
lave
lave
O.E. gelafian "wash by pouring, pour (water)," possibly an early Eng. or W.Gmc. borrowing of L. lavare "to wash," or its O.Fr. descendant, laver. L. lavare is from PIE *lou- "to wash" (cf. L. luere "to wash," Gk. louein "to wash, bathe," O.Ir. loathar "basin," Bret. laouer "trough," O.E. leaþor "lather").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| lave | |
verb | |
| 1. | wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore" |
| 2. | cleanse (one's body) with soap and water [syn: wash] |
| 3. | wash one's face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom" [syn: wash up] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Lave
Lave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Laved; p. pr. & vb. n. Laving.] [F. laver, L. lavare, akin to luere to wash, Gr. ?. Cf. Ablution, Deluge, Lavender, Lava, Lotion.] To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise. His feet the foremost breakers lave. --Byron.
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Lave
Lave\, v. i. To bathe; to wash one's self. In her chaste current oft the goddess laves. --Pope.
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Lave
Lave\, v. t. [OE. laven. See Lavish.] To lade, dip, or pour out. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Lave
Lave\, n. [AS. l[=a]f the remainder, what is left. ?. See Leave.] The remainder; others. [Scot.] --Bp. Hall.
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