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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024la•va•bo (lə vā′bō, -vä′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -boes. - Religion[Eccles.]
- the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory in the Mass, accompanied in the Roman rite by the recitation of Psalm 26:6–12.
- the passage recited.
- the small towel or the basin used.
- Architecture(in many medieval monasteries) a large stone basin equipped with a number of small orifices through which water flowed, used for the performance of ablutions.
- Furniturea washbowl with a spigot-equipped water tank above, both mounted on a wall: now often used for decoration or as a planter.
- Latin lavābō: I shall wash
- 1855–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lavabo /ləˈveɪbəʊ/ n ( pl -boes, -bos) chiefly - the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory at Mass
- (as modifier): lavabo basin, lavabo towel
- another name for washbasin
- a trough for washing in a convent or monastery
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin: I shall wash, the opening of Psalm 26:6 |