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lave

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lave

1  [leyv] verb, laved, lav⋅ing.
Use lave in a Sentence
–verb (used with 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.
–verb (used without object)
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

lave

2  [leyv]
–noun Scot.
the remainder; the rest.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME (Scots); OE lāf; c. OHG leiba, ON leif, Goth laiba; akin to leave 1

lave

3  [leyv]
–adjective British.
(of ears) large and drooping.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; special use of lave 1
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lave   (lāv)   
v.   laved, lav·ing, laves

v.   tr.

  1. To wash; bathe.

  2. To lap or wash against.

  3. To refresh or soothe as if by washing: "The quiet and the cool laved her" (Edna Ferber).

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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