| 单词 | lavatory stone |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslavatory stone lavatory stone n. a stone forming a lavatory or part of a lavatory; spec. (in early use) †a stone lavatory in a church or monastery (see senses 1b, 1c) (obsolete); (now chiefly) a carved stone slab of a type found at some ancient Buddhist monasteries, having a hole apparently to be used as a urinal. [In later use with reference to Sri Lanka after Sinhala mūtragala (plural mūtragal ; compare quot. 1914) < Sanskrit mūtra urine + Sinhala gala stone.] ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > vessel (general) > piscina > [noun] laverc1394 lavatory1412 lavatory stone1487 piscine1489 piscina1734 sacrarium1848 lavabo1852 lavabo basin1855 aquamanile1875 1487–8 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1901) III. 651 4or spultes cum 1 lavatory stone. 1914 Archaeol. Surv. Ceylon Ann. Rep. 1912–13 651 The only ornamental stone sculpture..is on the lavatory stones, or mutra-gal, four of which have been found in situ. 1993 B. N. Bell & H. M. Bell H. C. P. Bell 129 The buildings were all very plain and unornamented, with the exception of the highly decorated lavatory stones. < as lemmas |
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