lavementn.
/ˈleɪvmənt/ 1. The action of washing, or cleansing. rare.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > [noun]
swillingc1000
washing?c1225
lavendrya1483
laundry1533
laving1611
lavatory1620
lavation1627
lavement1650
laver1671
lavament1823
lustration1826
1650 E. Ashmole tr. A. Dee Fasciculus Chemicus 23 In the fourth distillation follows the Lavement.
1891 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 323 Those down below pause in the lavement of their hands.
2. Medicine. An injection.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > hypodermic treatments > [noun] > injection or syringing
injection?1541
infusion1601
injecting1611
syringing1658
lavement1794
1794 J. Williams Crying Epist. 18 Bring a hot lavement, and infuse it Mack.
1825 W. Heberden tr. Cicero Lett. to Atticus x. 13 He ordered them to come again the next day, as he..was taking a lavement.
1851 T. B. Curling Observ. Dis. Rectum iv. 30 They have regularly used the cold water lavements.
1872 Contemp. Rev. 21 149 The application of lavements to women and children.
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