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Lavabo

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Noun

1. handbasin, lavabo, wash-hand basin, washbasin, washbowl

a basin for washing the hands (wash-hand basin' is a British expression)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lavabo

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noun plural -boes or -bos mainly Roman Catholic Church
1. 
a. 
the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory at Mass
b. 
(as modifier)
lavabo basin
lavabo towel
2.  another name for washbasin
3. 
a trough for washing in a convent or monastery

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Lavabo

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nounWord forms: plural laˈvaboes
1.  [often L-]; Roman Catholic Church
a. 
a short ritual, after the Offertory of Mass, in which the celebrant washes his fingers
b. 
the basin used
: in full lavabo dish (or basin or bowl)
2. 
a. 
a basin and a tank for water above it, hung on a wall
b. 
a wall planter resembling this

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lavabo

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n. pl. la·va·boes
1. often Lavabo The ceremonial washing of the hands and recitation from the Psalms by the celebrant before the Eucharist in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
2. A washbowl that is attached to a wall and filled from a water tank fastened above.

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