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lavation|ləˈveɪʃən|
[ad. L. lavātiōn-em, n. of action f. lavāre to wash.]
The action of washing, an instance of this; concr., water for washing.
1627Hakewill Apol. iv. i. §6. 283 Such filthy stuffe was by loose lewd varlets sung before her [Berecynthia's] charet on the solemne day of her lavation. 1652H. C. Looking-Glasse for Ladies 14 If women once be cleansed by lavation. 1800Med. Jrnl. IV. 27 The beneficial effects of cold lavation in febrile disorders. 1827Lytton Pelham viii, Our lavations are performed in a cracked basin. 1855T. Guthrie Gospel in Ezek. (1856) 247 With this sacred lavation the priest sprinkles the man. 1879Sala Paris herself Again (ed. 4) II. xii. 185 The lavation of their befouled linen. 1894Gould Illustr. Dict. Med., Lavation of the Blood, intravenous injection of water.
Hence laˈvational a., pertaining to lavation.
1887Halliwell Life of Shaks. II. 368 Towels..employed for lavational purposes were called washing-towels. |