lavabo
/ləˈveɪbəʊ
/ /ləˈvɑːbəʊ/noun (plural lavabos)
1 [mass noun] (In the Roman Catholic Church) the ritual washing of the celebrant’s hands at the offertory of the Mass.
1.1A towel or basin used during the performance of the lavabo.
2ˈlavəbəʊ A trough for washing in a monastery.
2.1 dated A washbasin or toilet.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from Latin, literally 'I will wash', in Lavabo inter innocentes manus meas 'I will wash my hands in innocence' (Ps. 26:6), which was recited at the washing of hands in the Roman rite.
Rhymes
- pentaerythritol
- pentaerythritol tetranitrate
- pentafid
- pentagastrin
- pentaglot
- pentagon
- pentagonal
- pentagonally
- pentagon-dodecahedron
- Pentagonese
- Pentagonian
- pentagonohedron
- pentagonoid
- pentagonous
- pentagram
- pentagrid
- Pentagynia
- pentahedral
- pentahedron
- pentahydrate
- pentahydrated
- pentahydric
- pentahydrite
- pentahydroborite
- pentahydrocalcite