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lavatory /lavˈə-t(ə-)ri/ noun- A bowl, usu with a wooden or plastic seat and flushed by water, used for urination and defecation
- A room containing a lavatory and often a washbasin
- Orig a place, room, fixture or vessel for washing
- A laundry (obsolete)
- A ritual washing
- A lotion (obsolete)
ORIGIN: LL lavatorium, from lavare, lavatum to wash lavatorˈial adjective - Of or characteristic of lavatories
- Of humour, etc, scatological (usu derogatory)
lavatory paper noun Toilet paper |